Ferme-musée de la Soyotte
Vosges farmhouse from the 18th century converted into a museum of everyday life and the old crafts of the Vosges mountains; currently closed to the public.
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About the museum
The La Soyotte association, founded under the law of 1901, has been collecting traditional dances, music, songs and customs since 1955. In 1976 it bought an 18th-century farm at Le Faing, near Sainte-Marguerite, to present Vosges housing and old trades.
Volunteers renovated the house while respecting the tapestries, paintings and decorations of 1900. The long corridor of this Vosges mountain farmhouse leads to a kitchen with a pink sandstone floor, a large fireplace, a bread oven and a water stone.
The collections comprise about 8,000 objects: a grain mill and horse-powered mill, a stagecoach, a forge, an alcove bed, lace, working looms and a mechanical piano. The museum also offers animations for groups, for example on pearl embroidery, bobbin lace, spinning and weaving, butter-making or bread-making.
Highlights
- 18th-century farmhouse in the Vosges mountains
- About 8,000 objects, including a stagecoach and a forge
- Working looms
- Mechanical piano
- Old-trade workshops and farm snack for groups
- Toy corner and school corner for children
- Operated by
- Association La Soyotte
Admission & discounts
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
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
A virtual visit is offered to visitors who cannot access the upper floors.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
Toy corner and school corner for children. Bread-making and butter-making for groups.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
Private parking for coaches and cars.
Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
Regional shop with products from the Soyotte and the local area: apple juice, biscuits, jams, CDs, toys, postcards and souvenirs. Picnicking is possible outdoors on benches, with no covered shelter. The museum has no live animals.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Good to know | Animations offered to groups: discovery of old trades (pearl embroidery, bobbin lace, ribbon embroidery, spinning and weaving, netted embroidery, old-style buttons, woodwork, Épinette, old games, butter-making, bread-making), farm snack with a visit, evening gatherings (veillées) and learning traditional dances. |
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