Touverre ÉCONOMUSÉE du soufflage de verre et du taillage de la pierre fine du Québec

Local Galeries, Gifts & Crafts

Sampling/fabrication explained (paying, upon request, service in English depending on availability.

Specialities: Glass-shaping, jewellery, sculpture, souvenirs, framed pictures (other than paintings).

Schedule: Demonstration: June 26 to September 7, Tuesday to Saturday; September 8 to June 25 upon reservation.
Gift shop year-round, every day, 9:30 am to 5:00 pm. Groups upon reservation.

Workshop Museums

Visit this workshop museum and witness the metamorphosis of glass and stone, one processed hot, the other, cold. Watch as artist-glassmaker Giuseppe Benedetto manipulates his extender to produce vases, lamps, fishes, ornaments, and colourful sculptures. The stones (granite, agate, wollastonite, hypersthene and labradorite) are turned into jewellery, sculptures and original works in front of your very eyes. Try your hand at some of the glassblowing, stone polishing and stone setting steps.

Schedule: Demonstration: June 26 to September 7, Tuesday to Saturday; September 8 to June 25 upon reservation.
Gift shop year-round, every day, 9:30 am to 5:00 pm. Groups upon reservation.

Admission: 1 demonstration (2 demonstrations) Adults: $5 ($8), students: $4 ($5), families: $14 ($14). Group rates.

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