La Fabuloserie
Museum of outsider art (art hors-les-normes) in Dicy, founded by Alain Bourbonnais, with a house museum, an inhabited garden and the Petit Pierre carousel.
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About the museum
La Fabuloserie is a museum devoted to outsider art (art hors-les-normes), opened to the public in 1983 in Dicy, in the Yonne department. Its founder, Alain Bourbonnais, had met Jean Dubuffet in 1971 and then opened the Atelier Jacob gallery in Paris in 1972, dedicated to these creators, with a first exhibition on Aloïse. He died in 1988. After the death of Caroline Bourbonnais in 2014, Agnès and Sophie Bourbonnais took over the running of the museum.
The site comprises a house museum, which displays works from the collection, and an inhabited garden, populated with creations. The Petit Pierre carousel, a large mechanical and poetic construction, was inaugurated in the park in 1989; it celebrated its thirtieth anniversary in 2019, and a crowdfunding campaign in 2021 made it possible to save its Eiffel Tower.
The museum celebrated its fortieth anniversary in 2023, notably with a major exhibition at the Halle Saint Pierre in Paris. A gallery-bookshop existed on rue Jacob in Paris from 2016 to 2022. The museum now welcomes individual visitors, adult groups and school classes, with an educational programme.
Highlights
- Collection of outsider art assembled by Alain Bourbonnais
- Petit Pierre carousel in the park
- Inhabited garden populated with creations
- House museum with projection
- Guided park tour to discover the carousel
Permanent exhibitions
- Maison-musée et collection d'art hors-les-normes – Works of art brut and outsider art gathered by Alain Bourbonnais, presented in the house museum.
- Jardin habité et manège de Petit Pierre – A park populated with creations, including the mechanical Petit Pierre carousel inaugurated in 1989.
- Founded
- 1983
- Director
- Agnès et Sophie Bourbonnais
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €12 |
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| Reduced | €8Under-18s, students, job seekers and people with disabilities |
| Children & teens | €8free up to age 4 · Free for children under 5. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €8 |
The ticket gives access to the house museum and the inhabited garden. Payment on arrival by bank card, cash or cheque.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- 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 wheelchair is available at reception on request. As the building is an existing one, access is partial: the house museum, including the projection, is about 70% accessible, while the inhabited garden and the Petit Pierre carousel are fully accessible.
Kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 2 hrs |
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| Kids’ admission | free up to age 4 |
Getting there & parking
By car
Free parking
Free parking below the main road.
Amenities & dining
Municipal picnic area with tables near the site; the restaurant “Chez Lucie” is in the village. Dogs and cats are not admitted to the museum or the park; a small enclosed garden is reserved for them during the visit.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 45 min |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | The visit combines free exploration of the museum with mediators and a guided tour of the park of about 45 minutes, focused on the Petit Pierre carousel. No booking is needed for individual visitors; adult groups and school classes book separately. |
