Musée d'Art et d'Histoire – Hôtel Beurnier-Rossel
Museum in Montbéliard housed in an 18th-century town mansion, between the interior of the Protestant middle class and the traditions of the Pays de Montbéliard.
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About the museum
The Hôtel Beurnier-Rossel was built in 1772–1773 in the centre of Montbéliard, on Place Saint-Martin. It belonged to the Beurnier-Rossel family, who were close to the court of Württemberg-Montbéliard. The Musée d’Art et d’Histoire was set up here at the beginning of the 20th century, in line with the bequest of Doctor Louis Beurnier.
The mansion spans three floors and keeps its original decor: family portraits, an encyclopaedic library and furniture by the Couleru dynasty of cabinetmakers. It shows the life of the wealthy Protestant middle class, which was strongly represented in the city’s administration in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Another part of the collections tells the history and traditions of the Pays de Montbéliard, a Protestant region since the 16th century: cupboards, headdresses known as câles à diairis, a hemp fabric called verquelure, weights and measures of the principality, liturgical objects and old toys. Popular prints from the Deckherr printing house and music boxes from the L’Épée factory illustrate local craftsmanship.
Highlights
- Mansion of 1772–1773 with its original decor
- Salons, family portraits and library of the Protestant middle class
- Furniture by the Couleru cabinetmaker dynasty
- Câles à diairis headdresses and verquelure hemp fabric from the Pays de Montbéliard
- Music boxes from the L’Épée factory and Deckherr popular prints
Permanent exhibitions
- Un intérieur bourgeois – Original salons, family portraits, library and furniture by the Couleru cabinetmaker dynasty.
- Histoire et traditions du Pays de Montbéliard – Cupboards, headdresses, verquelure, weights and measures of the principality, old toys, Deckherr prints and music boxes.
- Operated by
- Ville de Montbéliard
- Visitors per year
- approx. 11,387
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €2Students, people over 65, Pass Éducation holders, CNAS members, city staff who are members of the Amicale, adult groups of 10 people or more with reserved mediation. |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Free for children under 18. |
| Seniors | €2Reduced rate from age 65 (over 65). |
| Visitors with disabilities | freeFree admission for adults with disabilities. |
| Students & apprentices | €2Reduced rate. |
| Groups (10+ people) | €2 per personReduced rate for adult groups of 10 people or more with reserved mediation. |
| Combined ticket for the Château des ducs de Wurtemberg and the Hôtel Beurnier-Rossel | €12Reduced rate €9; valid for 30 days in the second museum. |
| Musées-solo annual card | €30 |
Free admission: First Sunday of the month.
Also free for job seekers and recipients of the RSA, for professionals (ICOM, journalists), holders of the Musées-solo annual card or the Museums-Pass-Musées, the Carte avantage jeune and the Pass culture. Proof required.
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