Touverre - Économusée du soufflage de verre et de la taille de la pierre fine

ECONOMUSEUM OF GLASS BLOWING

Discover the shop - multidisciplinary art gallery exhibiting, in addition to glass pieces, sculptures, paintings, minerals and handmade jewelery in fused glass or silver set with fine stones from all over the world. A visit to Touverre is an incursion into a unique artistic universe with a thousand reflections of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean.

ECONOMUSEUM OF FINE STONE CUTTING< /p>

The economuseum is the ideal place for budding collectors and lovers of mineralogy. Offering a wide variety of raw or polished stones, minerals, jewelry from unique collections, you will find the rare pearl!

ECONOMUSEUM OF GLASS BLOWING

Freely visit our economuseum-art gallery exhibiting a vast collection of unique blown glass pieces, paintings surmounted by glass sculptures and /or aluminum. Several sculptures combining glass, terracotta, granite, bronze and aluminum. Presentation of a short video on the profession of glassblower.

Located opposite La Baie des Ha! Ha! Offers an exceptional view.

Demonstrations charged in summer (on reservation the rest of the year).

ECONOMUSEUM  OF FINE STONE CUTTING

Visitors discover the fascinating world of mineralogy through a varied display of stones, minerals and fossils from around the world. Demystify the profession of lapidary by learning about the different stages of cutting, polishing and setting fine stones from Quebec, including amazonite, hypersthene and labradorite.

Activities available: Polishing a fine stone, Rally, Treasure hunt, Prospector's game.

ECONOMUSEUM OF GLASS BLOWING

Come and discover the metamorphosis of glass by watching live the creation of several pieces made from molten glass at 2,100 F: hummingbird, blueberry, beluga, etc. magically form before your eyes.  A breathtaking show! Participatory activities: Blow your own glass ball!

STONE CUTTING ECONOMUSEUM

Enrich your knowledge of the world of mineralogy! Take advantage of your visit to have fun solving a riddle by looking for answers through the economuseum exhibition.

Other activities available:

• Discover lapidary art by learning how to polish fine stone and make a unique jewel. (from 12 years old)
• Play Prospector (popular with children)
• Treasure Hunt (popular with children, 2-12 years old)