Tribune de Genève - Stonemasons put their art at the service of construction

March 27, 2017, text and photo by Regula Eckert

These craftsmen build and restore all types of work in natural stone.

Celebrating arts and crafts

Stonemasons, marble workers and stone sculptors will be present with 30 other craftsmen at the Bâtiment des forces motiviques (BFM), transformed into a place for exhibitions and demonstrations under the sign of the European Days of Crafts 2017. These take place simultaneously in 19 countries and in four French-speaking cantons (GE, VD, NE, JU), from March 31 to April 2. This 6th edition in Geneva offers the public the opportunity to discover the multiple talents of regional craftsmanship and to meet exceptional professionals in the workshops, factories, backstage of performance halls, training centers and art schools. ’art. The event is free.