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What is a Handshouse Studio project? Let us bring you into our unique philosophy and mission in under 5 minutes.

Handshouse Studio is a non-profit, innovative, educational organization that creates adventurous hands-on projects with communities, institutions, and partners around the world as a way to illuminate history, understand science, and perpetuate the arts.

The Notre-Dame Project is on the Move!

Ethan Higgins of Roof Jumper Timber Frames guides a group of Handshouse participants in walking the lower cord of the reconstructed Notre-Dame de Paris truss #6 through the streets of Washington DC from where it was on display at the National Mall to its exhibition at the National Building museum. This hands-on transport was made possible thanks to Grigg Mullen III’s Precise Solutions’ timber cart. Ethan Higgins will be leading the reassembly of the truss in Ann Arbor on October 17th!

Upcoming Notre-Dame Project Events

Handshouse Studio Notre-Dame Project Rooster Project Leader, Metalsmith Joe Wood reconstruction a 1:1 scale model of the 19th century rooster that perched on the top of the Notre-Dame de Paris spire, until the roof was destroyed by fire on April 15, 2019.

The Rooster Project

As part of the Handshouse Studio: Notre-Dame Project, the full-scale work-in-progress reconstruction of the 19th century Notre-Dame copper rooster is on display at the Paul Revere Heritage Site for the exhibition, “Copper!”. The three-floor exhibit pays homage to Revere’s expertise through historical and contemporary copper artwork modeled after Revere’s copper engraving, hammering, bending and stamping methods.

When: May - Feb 2025, Saturdays: from 11:30AM to 2:30PM

Exhibition Opening: Saturday, November 2nd from 1-3pm

Where: Paul Revere Heritage Site, 2 Rolling Mill Way, Canton, MA

A student assembles the apse—the roof structure of the iconic semicircular end of the Notre-Dame Cathedral—on Handshouse’s La Forêt Model.

La Forêt Model Exhibit at Columbia U.

In collaboration with students from Columbia’s Medieval and Renaissance Studies program, Handshouse Studio’s 1:10 scale white oak model of “La Forêt,” Notre-Dame’s notably intricate roof structure, will be on display at Columbia University St. Pauls Chapel for public viewing in conjunction with a performance of Gregorian Chant and Early Polyphony from Notre Dame de Paris!

When: October 29, 6:30-8:30 pm, Free and open to the public (Click here: Registration is Required).

Where: Columbia University, St. Pauls Chapel, 1160 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027

Handshouse Projects are possible from the Support of our community!

Handshouse Studio cofounder, Rick Brown, was invited to TEDx Natick in January 2020

to speak about the unique teaching philosophy—he and Handshouse cofounder, Laura Brown, developed together—that fueled the creation of Handshouse Studio.

Projects in the News/

Timber Framing: Journal of the Timber Framers Guild, June, 2022/ Articles by Notre-Dame de Paris Truss Project from participants.

Atlanta Constitution Journal/ The Notre-Dame de Paris Truss Project on display at the Millennium Gate Museum in Atlanta, GA April 2022

Smithsonian Magazine/ The Notre-Dame de Paris Truss Project at Catholic University campus in Washington, DC August 2021

Georgia Bulletin/ The Notre-Dame Truss Project exhibition at the Millennium Gate Museum in Atlanta, GA until April 25th.Photo by Johnathon Kelso

ABC News Chronicle 5/ The Handshouse Studio team raising our Notre-Dame de Paris truss reconstruction on the National Mall August 5th, 2021

Members of Congress visited the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland/ Viewing our Gwoździec Synagogue reconstruction!

The Mariner/ “La Forêt” Model Workshop, part of the Notre-Dame de Paris Truss Project offered Handshouse Studio in Norwell, MA March 2022

Timber Framing: Journal of the Timber Framers Guild, March, 2022/ Articles by Notre-Dame de Paris Truss Project from participants

New York Magazine, CURBED/ The Handshouse Notre-Dame de Paris Truss Project workshop in Washington, DC. Photo: Greg Kahn/GRAIN

Timber Framing: Journal of the Timber Framers Guild, September, 2021/ Articles by Notre-Dame de Paris Truss Project from participants

POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews/

Handshouse Studio’s reconstruction of the Gwoździec Synagogue ceiling painting and timber roof are on display as part of the CORE exhibition at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews.

Warsaw, Poland

There’s always room for more hands!