Making a felt hat with Théophile Peris and Zélia Moussy

28.11 → 12.12.2026

Young audience €15, booking required

Théophile Peris and Zelia Moussy offer children an introduction to the traditional craft of felt-making through the creation of hand-sewn felt hats.

Plan your visit

Ages 8 to 12
From 11 a.m. to 12.15 pm on Saturdays 28 November, 5 December, and 12 December
15 € per child participant, free for accompanying adults
An adult must be present for the entire duration of the workshop

This workshop, aimed at young visitors, is being held as part of the exhibition Metamorphoses: Hats by Maison Michel.

What’s on with Théophile Peris and Zélia Moussy

Using patterns prepared by the artist, participants will cut out the felt before shaping their hats using sewing stitches.

Working alongside the embroidery artist Zélia Moussy, Théophile Peris invites children to explore new forms of expression and imagination by embellishing their unique creations with an embroidered pastoral motif.

The children will able to take their felt hats home with them.

About

Portrait de Theophile Peris (c) le19M Photo Margaux Salarino — © le19M x Margaux Salarino

Théophile Péris

Born in 1997 in Agen, Théophile Peris lives and works in Marseille. He is a graduate of EESI Poitiers. His artistic practice centres on traditional production methods, using materials found in nature or in his immediate surroundings: water, earth, wood, stone, and bone, as well as salvaged objects to which he gives a new identity. In recent years, wool from sheep shearing has become a central material in his work, structured around the various stages of its transformation.

Zélia Moussy

Zélia Moussy, born in 1997, lives and works in Marseille. She graduated from the Villa Arson art centre in 2021. Blankets and quilts occupy a central place in her practice. Her knitted and quilted woollen textiles form part of a dialogue between practical use and the imagination, creating spaces for haptic reflection. These spaces then act as mediators of our interactions with our surroundings. Her work has been exhibited at 6B (Saint-Denis), the Villa Arson (Nice), and Le Ravitaillement (Gavray-sur-Sienne) in 2025. She is part of the 2026 cohort of the Passerelles de Contemporaines programme.