Museum of the Quercorb

Domaine(s) : Artistical Industry

Region : Languedoc-Roussillon

Facade & Orchard of the Museum © Museum of the Quercorb
Author of the picture of the facade : Claire Dieudonné, and of the orchard's one : Marc Mesplié

Description:

Located in Cathar country, the museum of Quercorb send you through time in the world of the musical instruments.
So you hear the music of medieval troubadours, and will stop at the 19th and 20th centuries.

Some examples of scenes of local Cathar life are:
- The kitchen,
- The room iron,
- Wood Hall,
- The Forge,
- The Woodturner's Workshop,
- The medieval instrumentarium
- The orchard.

You will also appreciate the history room, with its tales and legends such as the one of the disappeared lady of the lake.
The audiovisual room will allow you finally to understand the passion of violin makers and also the one of the boiler with his alembic.

Planning:

The museum is open according to the following schedule:
- From April the 9th to July the 14th: from 10:30 to 12:30 and from 14:00 to 18:00
- From July the 15th to August the 31st: from 10:00 to 19:00 ,
- In September: from 10:30 to 12:30 and from 14:00 to 18:00
- From October the 1st to November the 1st: from 14:00 to 17:00.
The last entry is made 30 minutes before the museum closes.
Closed from January the 1st to April the 8th and from November the 2nd to December the 31st.

The practical details and a map to get to the museum are available by clicking here. Disclaimer : The management team of the destination has the possibility to change the opening days and hours without prior communication.

Comments:

Scenes with characters, sound effects and video will allow you to walk such notes on the musical score, along a path from rooms to the garden, from the soup to the alembic.

Address:

16 rue Barry du Lion, 11230 Puivert

Puivert is located at 25km from Montsegur.
from Carcassonne, at 60km away, take the D118 to the South. In Limoux, take the D118 to the South. In Couiza, take the D46, then D12 and D121 until finally Puivert.

N 42°55'18'', E 02°02'51''

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