Agenda

Fashion Night

For this new edition of European Museum Night, Les Abattoirs celebrates the creative power of fashion and its connections to the art world! On the program: a fashion performance featuring live dress creations by Jean-Charles de Castelbajac and his guest artists, body transformations during a drag show, and multiple workshops to unleash your imagination and create your own designs. Let’s log off Instagram and find inspiration through interaction with the artists ! 

Les Abattoirs
Free admission

On this night, fashion is art and art is fashion. In the spirit of Jean-Charles de Castelbajac—whose sensitivity to the world around him makes him one of the most inventive designers of his time—and of the artists and fashion designers who draw inspiration from the richness and diversity of nature, this evening is an explosion of shapes, colors, and materials, a call to unleash the power of imagination that lies within each of us and to make clothing a means of self-expression. 

Two highlights will mark this Fashion Night : 

Starting at 6:30 p.m. on the museum’s forecourt, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, accompanied by four artists from Toulouse’s graffiti scene—Rezo, Mademoiselle Kat, Onesiker and Julia Forma—will revive the performance “Le tableau humain” and create dresses live on live models. A street artist himself, drawing on city walls with chalk, this performance explores Castelbajac’s relationship with urban art and public space, and celebrates the street art scene of the “Pink City.”
Featuring a DJ set by Marie Deback.

Echoing the exhibition Listening to Life. Biomimicry, at the intersection of art and science, the four drag artists Calypso, MamzellWash, Féelicie, and Daemon Schiele take over the Picasso Room to transform themselves before the audience’s eyes. Drawing inspiration from nature and its incredible forms and colors, the artists reveal the secrets of their metamorphosis into hybrid creatures and will parade through the museum’s galleries throughout the evening.
In partnership with Quai des Savoirs  

Throughout the evening, numerous activities are also offered for all audiences: dress-as-art creation workshops, creative workshops, guided tours of the exhibitions, tours in French Sign Language (LSF), screenings, a DJ set, and a bar and restaurant. For younger visitors, there are guided tours with hands-on activities for ages 3–6 and a creative workshop for teens.
On the music front, a series of DJ sets will take place on the plaza and at L'Hémicycle restaurant starting at 6:30 p.m., creating a festive atmosphere until midnight. 

Program details: 

Painting Dress Workshop (Reception Area)
In the area to the left of the reception desk, students in cultural mediation and visual studies will extend the spirit of the performance in the Frac space with a “painting dress” workshop.  

Create your own “painting dress” on white kraft paper using Posca markers. You can also pose and take a photo of yourself wearing a blanket coat or a dress made from museum tickets.  

Workshops and Guided Tours 

LSF Performance (Exhibition Halls: “L'imagination au pouvoir”)
The DDS company continues its work weaving together languages by offering a glimpse into its research on sign language choreography, in the form of a live research workshop presented at the museum: a fusion between Jean-Charles de Castelbajac’s textiles and their symbols in sign language. Pop sign language, hand gestures, and other colorful physical expressions will be on display, inspired by the museum’s works.
Concept: Lucie Lataste + 2 guest artists. Created by the DDS Company.

Ta D.A. : Creative workshop for teens! (Studio)
Space dedicated to teens from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM: upcycling and Posca workshop led by visual artist and educator Marianne Plo. 

Avant Drag (Auditorium)
Continuous screening of the documentary Avant Drag by Fil Lesopoulos (1 hr 32 min). Film screening presented by the Pride Toulouse association. 

Be Arts Exhibition (Public Gallery)
IDENTITIES, support for artists in exile: art in the service of people (May 11–26)
Be Art Toulouse develops artistic, cultural, and European projects that promote intercultural exchange, contemporary creation, and collective reflection on social, political, and identity issues, as well as the fight against discrimination. 

DJ Set (Forecourt) 

And a DJ set at the L’Hémicycle restaurant from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM. 

Bar et restauration :  

Current exhibitions : 

“Jean-Charles de Castelbajac. Imagination in Power” 

“Mezzanine Sud – Friends of Les Abattoirs Award” 

“Listening to Life. Biomimicry, Between Art and Science” 

“Assemblages. Taking Care of Things” 

“Daniel Cordier, the Art-Drunk”  

For full details about the event, download our program here :  

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Fashion Night program