This event is in the past.It took place on May 15, 2026 at Payne Whitney Mansion.


Upper East Side, New York
👋Bring questions, the artisans love explaining their process
📷Demonstrations happen all day, no fixed schedule
🪶Featherwork, embroidery, and ceramics among the crafts
Step inside a Gilded Age mansion and find eight French artisans practicing rare crafts you didn't know still existed. It's part exhibition, part conversation: watch Cécile Gayraud weave feathers or Julien Vermeulen craft embroidery, then ask them how they learned.
French craftsmanship showcase
Meet the makers
Immersive scenography
Daylong cultural event


Upper East Side, New York
👋Bring questions, the artisans love explaining their process
📷Demonstrations happen all day, no fixed schedule
🪶Featherwork, embroidery, and ceramics among the crafts
Step inside a Gilded Age mansion and find eight French artisans practicing rare crafts you didn't know still existed. It's part exhibition, part conversation: watch Cécile Gayraud weave feathers or Julien Vermeulen craft embroidery, then ask them how they learned.
French craftsmanship showcase
Meet the makers
Immersive scenography
Daylong cultural event