Museum of Arts and Popular Traditions Rene Bauberot
Region : Limousin
Description:
The Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions is located in a Benedictine priory built in the 14th century.You will be able to see in its 17 rooms:
- Archaeological collections,
- An ethnographic collection of the Limousin,
- Temporary exhibition (from March the 30th to November the 15th, 2013) "Migrant workers in the Lower Walk from 1848 to 1914"
The rooms provided by the museum are devoted to :
- Fashion in 1900 with Empire dresses, clothing of the bourgeoisie and a seamstress shop,
- The craft trades such as sawyer, shoemaker, carpenter, cooper, weaver, but also with a presentaton of the evolution of cameras,
- The daily life on a farm in 1900 with a collection of toys from this period,
and also:
- Prehistory, with a chronological presentation of the tools of our ancestors,
- Archaeology in two rooms with objects from the Gallo-Roman period as well as objects from the Middle Ages.
Planning:
From October the 1st, the museum is open on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 14:00 to 18:00.It is open daily from 14:00 to 18:00 during school holidays (all school areas) and during public holidays. Disclaimer : The management team of the destination has the possibility to change the opening days and hours without prior communication.
Comments:
The museum also offers a web page via media cards and worksheets for teachers. You can access this page by clicking here.It allows you also to give access to specific books for researchers.
Address:
Place de l’Eglise Saint-Thyrse87290 Chateauponsac
To join Chateauponsac from Limoges, take the D27 to the North towards Bessines-sur-Gartempe.
Cross Bessines then continue on the D220, through the Cross of Breuil and then reach Chateauponsac.
N 46°08'05'', E 01°16'37''
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