Manufactures Nationales – Sèvres & Mobilier National

Resulting from the merger between the Mobilier national and the Cité de la Céramique – Sèvres

& Limoges, the Manufactures nationales were established on January 1, 2025, to promote the

excellence of French craftsmanship and highlight the richness of both tangible and intangible

heritage through more than 53 artistic crafts practiced within its manufactures and workshops.

Unique worldwide, this new public entity dedicated to decorative arts, crafts, and design

combines heritage and creation to play a central role in implementing the national strategy in

support of artistic crafts.

Its mission is structured around six key priorities: education and training; research; creation;

support for the ecosystem of artistic crafts; heritage promotion; and the international outreach of

craftsmanship.

As the heir to four centuries of history, it comprises two museums (the National Museum of

Ceramics in Sèvres and the Adrien Dubouché National Museum in Limoges), nine manufactures

and creative workshops (including the Sèvres National Manufactory, the Gobelins Tapestry

Manufactory, the Beauvais Tapestry Manufactory, the Savonnerie Carpet Manufactory, the lace

workshops of Alençon and Le Puy-en-Velay, and the Research and Creation Workshop for

contemporary furniture), seven restoration workshops, and a furnishing commission.

Firmly rooted in local territories, this public institution operates across eight departments: in

Paris, Hauts-de-Seine (Sèvres), Hérault (Lodève), Creuse (Aubusson), Orne (Alençon), Haute-

Loire (Le Puy-en-Velay), Haute-Vienne (Limoges), and Oise (Beauvais).