JEMA – Musée Zadkine Wood Carving

The JEMA program at Musée Zadkine focuses on the traditional techniques of direct wood carving and lacquer work used by master artists. Tracing its origins to this museum was the studio of sculptor Ossip Zadkine who defined the modernist identity of the Montparnasse district. The event celebrates the regional identity of Paris as a historic center for avant-garde sculpture and manual artistic training. Visitors can attend live demonstrations that show the physical process of transforming raw timber into intricate artistic forms. This workshop has a significant social impact by reconnecting modern audiences with the tactile heritage of studio craftsmanship. For art historians it delivered rare insights into the material culture of early 20th-century Parisian ateliers. The initiative preserves the legacy of Zadkine art deco style by promoting its unique technical requirements among new students.