Atelier-Musée de l'horlogerie
Clockmaking museum in Fougères: tower clocks, pendulum clocks, watches, tools, automata and the workshop of a clockmaker at work.
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About the museum
The Atelier-Musée de l'horlogerie de Fougères presents itself as a unique museum in Brittany, devoted to the skills of master clockmakers. The circuit traces the measurement of time through tower clocks, pendulum clocks, watches and tools, and ends with automata and animated pictures.
The site is also a workshop: visitors can watch a clockmaker at work and discover the trade. A shop specialising in clocks and watches completes the visit.
Highlights
- Tower clocks, pendulum clocks and antique watches
- Clockmaker’s tools
- Automata and animated pictures
- Workshop of a clockmaker at work
- Shop specialising in clocks and watches
Permanent exhibition
- Collection d'horlogerie – Tower clocks, pendulum clocks, watches and tools, followed by automata and animated pictures; a clockmaker works in the workshop.
- Visitors per year
- approx. 8,000
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €4Children up to 18 years and students |
| Children & teens | €4Free up to 10 years; €4 up to 18 years. |
| Students & apprentices | €4 |
| Groups (20+ people) | €4.50 per personGuided visit from 20 paying people (one free place per block of 20 paying visitors); children €2.80. |
| Families | €18.50Large family: 2 adults and 3 children over 10 years. |
| Guided visit by reservation, flat rate for 1 to 9 people | €48 |
| Guided visit, group of 10 to 19 people, adult | €4.80Child: €2.80. |
Special rates for school groups and works councils available on request.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The tourist directory consulted mentions accessible facilities for visitors with reduced mobility.
Kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 30 min |
|---|---|
| Family ticket | €18.50 · Large family: 2 adults and 3 children over 10 years. |
Getting there & parking
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
Shop specialising in clocks and watches.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Self-guided visit: about 30 minutes; with the video: about 60 minutes; guided visit by reservation: 45 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes. |
