Maison de la brique

Om museet

The Saint-Martin-d'Aubigny site first served as a clay quarry for the Périers brickworks, founded in 1870. Construction of the craft brickworks began in 1913, was interrupted by the First World War and resumed in 1923. That year, the large circular kiln, which could hold 40,000 bricks, was fired up for the first time.

Production stopped when the owner, Georges Texier, and his workers were mobilised for the Second World War. In May 1944, weapons were hidden in the brickworks and were then used to blow up a strategic railway line. During the bombing of Périers on June 27, 1944, part of the main building was hit by incendiary shells. The brickworks never reopened; a farmer later used it to store fodder.

Threatened with demolition like all the brickworks in the department, it was spotted by a local association promoting the marshland area. The commune, helped by the Parc naturel régional des Marais, restored the site and opened it to the public in 1994. A new enhancement project was launched in 2020 to bring the museum back to life.

Højdepunkter

• Clay pit, rotting pits and shaping machines
• Drying sheds and large circular kiln from 1923
• Video testimony from Georges Texier’s son, the last brickmaker on the site
• Illuminated story inside the kiln
• Barefoot sensory trail through the rotting pits
• Interactive visit on a tablet or smartphone

Permanente udstillinger

• La fabrication d'une brique – On the ground floor, the exhibition follows the brick from clay extraction to sale.
• L'histoire de la brique en Basse-Normandie – Upstairs, the exhibition presents the use of brick in the region, with products from different periods.

Grundlagt

1994

Ejer

Commune de Saint-Martin-d'Aubigny

Entrépriser & rabatter

Payment in cash or by cheque; bank cards are not accepted.

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 car park is signposted as accessible to visitors with reduced mobility; the museum gives no further details on accessibility.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Interaktive stationer

During school holidays, workshops at 15:00 without reservation: making a mini brick from clay, treasure hunt, Kapla workshop, stories in the kiln and clay monsters. Barefoot sensory trail through the rotting pits and activity booklet for ages 6 to 12.

Transport & parkering

The museum is on the Saint-Lô – Périers road (D900): after leaving Périers, continue for 2 kilometres and follow the brown signs.

Service & spisesteder

• Museumsbutik

Covered and open-air picnic area.

Arrangementer & udlejning

Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.

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