Conservatoire du costume comtadin
In Pernes-les-Fontaines, the Maison du Costume combines a former drapery shop and a museum of Comtadin costumes; currently closed, reopening in March 2027.
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About the museum
The Maison du Costume occupies a house in the historic center of Pernes-les-Fontaines, where a drapery shop was set up around 1860. The business prospered until the Second World War. The rise of ready-to-wear clothing in the 1950s then forced it to close.
The shop reopened in 1992, with its original shelving and counters laden with fabric bolts, household linen, quilted blankets, old shirts and haberdashery. The association Conservatoire du Costume Comtadin, founded in 2005, runs the place. Its mission is to study, restore and promote the traditional costume of the Comtat.
On the first floor are the former shop and two temporary exhibition rooms. On the second floor, three permanent rooms display authentic 19th-century costumes in showcases, worn by peasant women, craftswomen and bourgeois women. The upper floors house the association’s sewing workshops, open from October to June. The costumes on display change regularly, as old textiles are fragile.
Highlights
- Former drapery shop preserved with its original shelving
- Three rooms of authentic 19th-century costumes on the second floor
- Collections of shawls, quilted petticoats, headdresses and accessories
- Temporary exhibition rooms, including one devoted to boutis
- The association’s sewing workshops
Permanent exhibition
- Costumes comtadins du XIXe siècle – Three rooms on the second floor display authentic costumes of peasant women, craftswomen and bourgeois women, with shawls, quilted petticoats and accessories.
- Founded
- 1992
- Operated by
- Association Conservatoire du Costume Comtadin
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission.
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 three permanent rooms are on the second floor, reached by about a dozen steps. The former shop and the temporary exhibition rooms are on the first floor.
Kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
The association offers sewing workshops for young people on several Saturdays a month.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
La Nesque
Zou! bus line 913, La Nesque stop.
Amenities & dining
The Maison du Costume is currently closed; reopening is announced for March 2027.
Events & venue rental
The Maison du Costume is currently closed; reopening is announced for March 2027.
Plan your visit
| Good to know | Group visits on request by email, including during the closure. |
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