Costumes en Berry et Ailleurs Etude et Valorisation du Patrimoine Vestimentaire Populaire

Purpose of the association

Understanding, promoting and showcasing the folk heritage of clothing, textiles and artefacts from the Berry region; these objectives are organised around four main areas: understanding and cataloguing the folk clothing heritage of the Berry region – including museum collections, those held by associations or private individuals, iconography and testimonies; raising awareness of this heritage as widely as possible and promoting it; to ensure, in these areas, active and open collaboration between the private, voluntary and academic sectors – including inventorying, analysing, sharing data and tools, reproduction, conservation, restoration and maintenance; to support and actively participate in an open, inter-regional process of reflection and knowledge-sharing on this subject

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