Ferme Courbet

About the museum

The Courbet family farm is located in Flagey, on the Amancey plateau. The painter Gustave Courbet’s paternal grandfather acquired it, after which it passed to Régis Courbet, the painter’s father, who enlarged it and tried to modernise farming there. A farming family, the Bourgons, lived on the estate and worked it. After Régis died in 1882, his daughters Zoé and Juliette inherited the estate; Juliette sold it to the Bourgon family in 1910.

From 2000 onward, the idea of enhancing the site emerged after a brief presentation of the painting “Les Paysans de Flagey” on site. The house was then transferred for one euro to the Doubs Department, which restored it until July 2009, two years before the reopening of the Musée Courbet in Ornans.

Since July 2009, the farm has operated as a cultural venue. It has hosted more than thirty temporary exhibitions and nearly three hundred events, such as concerts, performances, lectures and theatre. A scientific and cultural project launched in 2020 makes it a laboratory for art, with a varied programme. The farm is part of the Pôle Courbet, together with the Musée Courbet and the Atelier Courbet in Ornans.

Highlights

• Native farm of the Courbet family
• Free admission for everyone
• Farm architecture, garden and orchard
• Juliette’s café-bookshop
• Exhibitions and events programme throughout the year

Founded

2009

Operated by

Département du Doubs

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission to the farm is free for everyone.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• 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

Toilets and car park are accessible, and the picnic area in the garden is accessible; portable folding seats can also be used as walking-stick seats. For other accessibility questions, the museum invites visitors to contact the farm.

Kids & families

Great for kids & familiesRecommended for ages 6+

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide

During school holidays, a free art workshop on Thursdays at 14:30 (from age 6, lasting 1 hour 30 minutes, 10 places, by reservation). A family exploration game with a suitcase of objects and a site map, about 50 minutes, by reservation.

Getting there & parking

From Ornans, follow the direction of Chantrans and then Silley: about 15 minutes via the D492, then the D334.

Amenities & dining

• Café

Juliette’s café-bookshop; garden, orchard and picnic area.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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