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Versailles Campus - Exhibition of the finalists for the 2026 Toile De Jouy Prize
From Tuesday 24 February to Thursday 19 March 2026
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
09:00 to 18:00
Location : Campus de Versailles
Destination
Grandes Ecuries du Roi, 3 Av. Rockefeller
78000
Versailles
GPS coordinates
Latitude : 48.803669
Longitude : 2.12725
RER C - Versailles Château Rives Gauche station
Line L - Versailles Château Rives Droite station
Line N - Versailles Chantier station
Bus lines 6201, 6202, 6203, 6204, EX01
Line L - Versailles Château Rives Droite station
Line N - Versailles Chantier station
Bus lines 6201, 6202, 6203, 6204, EX01
Event Organizer
Musée de la Toile de Jouy
Location
Campus de Versailles
Grandes Ecuries du Roi, 3 Av. Rockefeller
78000
Versailles
Presentation
The theme for this year's 7th edition of the Toile de Jouy Prize is ‘Palmettes and paisley patterns’.
The theme of this year's 7th edition of the Toile de Jouy Prize is ‘Palmettes and Paisley Patterns’. It is linked to our upcoming heritage exhibition dedicated to Amédée Couder (1800-1864), a renowned designer known for the paisley patterns he created for various textile printing manufacturers, including Jouy.
For this Toile de Jouy Prize, participants are invited to draw inspiration from the history and diversity of these patterns. Of Indian origin, they first appeared in the 15th century in the form of flowers and stylised floral compositions. In the 18th century, they evolved into the iconic curved cone motif and its many variations of palms and palmettes. These motifs have endured through the centuries and enjoyed a real heyday in the 1960s and 1970s, particularly with the bandana aesthetic!
We invite participants in the 2026 Toile de Jouy Prize to revisit these traditional and timeless motifs that contributed to the success of the great manufacturers, particularly that of Jouy-en-Josas.
Their works will be exhibited from 24 February to 23 March at Campus Versailles, then at the Musée de la Toile de Jouy.
For this Toile de Jouy Prize, participants are invited to draw inspiration from the history and diversity of these patterns. Of Indian origin, they first appeared in the 15th century in the form of flowers and stylised floral compositions. In the 18th century, they evolved into the iconic curved cone motif and its many variations of palms and palmettes. These motifs have endured through the centuries and enjoyed a real heyday in the 1960s and 1970s, particularly with the bandana aesthetic!
We invite participants in the 2026 Toile de Jouy Prize to revisit these traditional and timeless motifs that contributed to the success of the great manufacturers, particularly that of Jouy-en-Josas.
Their works will be exhibited from 24 February to 23 March at Campus Versailles, then at the Musée de la Toile de Jouy.
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