La Cité des Insectes
Entomology museum with 15,000 specimens, a vivarium and permaculture gardens on the Millevaches plateau.
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Om museet
La Cité des Insectes was founded in 1994 in Nedde, in the Millevaches en Limousin regional nature park, near Lake Vassivière. Its collection was partly built in the 1970s by the Limousin entomologist Didier Mazeau. Mike Evans developed it from 1994, and in 2006 Jim and Régine Elliott took over the venue.
The museum occupies about 400 m² and brings together around a dozen exhibitions. It displays around 15,000 specimens from around the world, including beetles, butterflies, dragonflies and stick insects. The route begins with a cabinet of curiosities inspired by those of the 14th to 17th centuries, then recalls the golden age of 18th-century illustrators and the rise of natural history museums in the 19th century. An entomologist’s room explains the profession and lets visitors observe through a microscope. Other areas are devoted to the biodiversity of the Limousin, to social insects with a live ant nest, and to the relationships between humans and insects.
Donations have enriched the collection, notably from the Palais de la Découverte in 2009, Frédéric Hauwel in 2010, Jacques Priouret in 2014 and Éric Brandibas in 2015. A vivarium displays arthropods in heated terrariums. The gardens, managed using permaculture, include a flower-and-vegetable garden, a forest garden, an orchard, a pond and an apiary. The site is looking for a new operator.
Højdepunkter
- Around 15,000 insects from around the world in the museum
- Vivarium with live arthropods
- Live ant nest and interactive giant grasshopper
- Permaculture gardens, pond and apiary
- Beekeeping, honey tastings and handling insects
Permanente udstillinger
- Le musée de l'entomologie – Around 15,000 specimens, a cabinet of curiosities, an entomologist’s room, a live ant nest and a room on the biodiversity of the Limousin.
- Le vivarium – Arthropods from here and elsewhere, displayed in heated terrariums, with a breeding room.
- Les jardins en permaculture – Flower-and-vegetable garden, forest garden, orchard, pond, compost heaps and apiary, with a guided walk to discover small creatures.
- Grundlagt
- 1994
- Ejer
- Société privée (inscrite au RCS de Limoges)
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 11 € |
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| Nedsat pris | 9,50 €Students, large families, job seekers and people with disabilities, upon proof. |
| Børn og unge | 7 €gratis til og med 3 år · Rate for children aged 4 to 15 accompanied by their parents; €6 at the reduced rate. |
| Personer med handicap | 9,50 €Reduced rate upon proof. |
| Studerende og elever | 9,50 €Reduced rate upon proof. |
| Grupper (fra 15 pers.) | 9,50 € pr. personGuided visit by reservation from 15 people; €6.50 for children aged 4 to 15. The driver travels free. |
| Half-day workshop, 1 workshop (groups from 20 people) | 13 €Activity and materials included. |
| Full day, 2 workshops (groups from 20 people) | 17,50 € |
| Full day, 1 workshop and 1 activity (groups from 20 people) | 15,50 € |
The individual guided visit has the same rate as the self-guided visit. The site accepts bank card payments, ANCV holiday vouchers and Visiter Malin discounts.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig: ingen oplysninger
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
The coach park is accessible. The site does not publish information on wheelchair accessibility.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 3 år |
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- Familieomvisninger & workshops
- Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
- Interaktive stationer
- Børnefødselsdage
“Expériences Famille” from 14:00 to 17:00 at the apiary, with hives, honey and insect tasting and handling live insects, depending on staff availability; family treasure hunts; birthday package. School packages for nursery (maternelle), primary, secondary (collège) and sixth-form (lycée) pupils, with a day of workshops and activities.
Transport & parkering
I bil
Gratis parkering
Free car parking; coach parking accessible.
GPS coordinates: 45.701144; 1.816625. The site is 50 km from Limoges, 15 minutes from Lake Vassivière and 10 minutes from Eymoutiers.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
- Café
- Museumsbutik
- Wi-fi
Snack bar with shaded terrace, open even without visiting the museum; shop and apiary with regional beekeeping products; free toilets; picnic area; Wi-Fi on site.
Arrangementer & udlejning
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.
Planlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 2 t. |
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| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Guided tour on Sundays and school holiday days at 11:00 (booking recommended). For adult groups the guided tour lasts two hours. A guided tour in English can be arranged in advance for at least 15 people; staff speak English but not Dutch. A paper guide and an English quiz are available. Cats and dogs are welcome in the museum if held in arms or in a bag, and on a lead in the park; a water point is provided for them. |
