‘Ornementa’

12.03 → 25.05.2025

Monumental workshop Free entrance

From 13 March to 25 May 2025, la Galerie du 19M presents ‘Ornementa’, an immersive, participatory experience that invites everyone, young and old, to take part in workshops introducing them to the skills and know-how of le19M and to explore behind the scenes of contemporary design and the Métiers d'art.

More than a participatory workshop, ‘Ornementa’ finds its true essence in the shared, immersive experience that resonates right up to the Grand Palais dome.

A monumental workshop dedicated to
the Métiers d'art

la Galerie du 19M collaborative project is a unique opportunity for everyone to experience materials, colours and gestures in a sensory and physical way. In a journey of multiple choices and a dreamlike setting imagined by Studio GGSV - who designed the interior architecture and furniture of la Galerie and le Café du 19M - play meets practice and the strength of the collective finds expression in the creation of a unique work. 

Along the way, there will be a charms-making workshop by LA CAGE, a duo who were finalists at the 2024 Hyères Festival.

Past programming

"Ornementa" – Opening night

The artists of Ornementa will take control of the evening, imagining an event of appearances and disappearances. A large-scale game of hide-and-seek that inaugurates Ornementa and gives life to those that inhabit it.

Starring: Théophile Peris, Marina Dellamore, Michel Jocaille, La Cage, and other surprises!

Ornementa’s Petit cinéma with Alix Bortoli

On one Sunday each month, la Galerie du 19M is inviting the public to imagine, make, and perform their own experience of "Ornementa" in an introductory stop-motion workshop.

Creating a felt hat with Théophile Peris

Théophile Peris provides children with an introduction to the age-old craft of felting through the creation of sewn felt hats.

Making an embroidered felt painting with Théophile Peris

Théophile Peris invites participants into a pastoral world imbued with poetry, and invites them to create their own felt painting adorned with embroidery.

Introduction to modelling with Marina Dellamore

For the "Ornementa" season, Marina Dellamore invites participants into a world where shapes come to life with lightness and magic through the creation of bas-relief sculptures.

Creating a trompe-l’oeil paper vase with Marina Dellamore

For the "Ornementa" season, Marina Dellamore is inviting children to dive into a wonderful world where illusions become reality.

Creating textile and wax flowers with Michel Jocaille

This spring, Michel Jocaille celebrates kitsch with a workshop to create unique textile flowers which are then waxed and decorated.

Creating wax butterflies with Michel Jocaille

In this workshop, Michel Jocaille invites children to create wax sculptures of butterflies. Inspired by his work Stargate, which is presented as part of "Ornementa", this workshop is a tribute to the work on flowers carried out by Maison Lemarié, a resident of le19M.

Banlieues Bleues lagaleriedu19M

la Galerie du 19M is joining forces with its neighbours in Seine-Saint-Denis to stage the 42nd iconic Banlieues Bleues jazz festival. It is hosting the original creation “KRISIS” by Claire Lamothe, Célia Kameni, and Charles Amblard for a special moment of collective creation.

‘Ornementa’

A monumental workshop dedicated to
the Métiers d'art