The international City of lace and fashion in Calais is opening its doors to young creators, inviting them to fill the 500m2 of temporary exhibition space with their installation «Aux marins célestes». .
Many traces left in the underground chalk quarries by the French and the British soldiers between 1914 and 1918 were discovered during a research programme on these underground quarries.
The international City of lace and fashion, inaugurated on June 11th 2009, presents the skills, techniques, economic and social history and manufacturing secrets of Calais lace, along with its more contemporary aspects.
PRESS FILE - “CHEMINS DE MEMOIRE” (REMEMBRANCE TRAILS) - (2,16 Mo)
Its geographic location and its human development mean that for centuries the Nord-Pas de Calais region has been one of Western Europe’s major prizes and thus a battlefield.
“2009 - 100th Bleriot year - the channel hop - (1.8 Mo)
A century ago, Louis Blériot took off from Sangatte, in the Pas-de-Calais, to land in Dover, in Kent. This engineer was born near Cambrai, he became the first aviator to fly across the Channel. In 2009, the General Council of the Pas-de-Calais, in association with the Kent County Council (KCC) wants to celebrate this historical event but also reinforce the ties and the exchanges between our two close territories.
