Holiday Workshop: Into My Basket

An autumn stroll through the museum

The tour leads the little ones through the settings and objects of the Musée de l'École de Nancy, a landmark of Art Nouveau. Room after room, they spot squash, grapes, hazelnuts, pinecones and mushrooms — the very motifs from nature the Nancy artists loved to depict. A playful, hands-on way to discover an exceptional museum, tailored to the eyes and pace of 4- to 6-year-olds. Looking, searching, marvelling: the museum becomes a playground.

The workshop: a basket of mushrooms

After the visit comes the making. In the workshop, children craft and fill their basket with a cheerful array of mushrooms in different shapes and colours — a real feast for the eyes. This supervised hands-on activity extends the discovery of the collections and lets each child leave with a little autumn trophy to take home. A concrete moment, moving from looking to doing, reusing what they've just seen in the galleries.

The Musée de l'École de Nancy, an Art Nouveau gem

Set in a former bourgeois residence and its garden, the Musée de l'École de Nancy brings together furniture, glassware, stained glass and objects born of the Art Nouveau movement, of which Nancy was one of the cradles. Taking a child there for a workshop offers a first contact with this very particular heritage, where nature inspires every curve. The workshop takes place without parents: 4- to 6-year-olds gain in independence, while adults can use the time to wander the neighbourhood or the museum garden.

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