Musée vivarois César Filhol
Museum de France in Annonay, housed in the former royal bailiwick court and devoted to local history, archaeology and industrial heritage; currently closed to the public.
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About the museum
The museum building housed the royal bailiwick court and the town’s prisons from 1700, then the Haut-Vivarais seneschal’s court and, from 1792 to 1963, the commercial court. Visitors could see 18th-century dungeons and the former courtroom.
The collections range from the Gallo-Roman period to the present day. They cover local and regional history as well as Annonay’s technical and industrial heritage: the craftsmanship of the tawers and tanners, the first balloon flights of the Montgolfier brothers, plans and models by Marc Seguin. One room recreates a 19th-century Vivarais kitchen.
The museum also displays ceramics, furniture, coins, works by local artists including the draughtsman Louis Sabattier, and a room of sacred art. The museum bears the “Musée de France” label.
Highlights
- Former royal bailiwick court with 18th-century dungeons
- 19th-century Vivarais kitchen
- First balloon flights of the Montgolfier brothers
- Marc Seguin: suspension bridge and the first railway
- Drawings by Louis Sabattier
- Sacred art room
Permanent exhibition
- Histoire d'Annonay et du Vivarais – Objects from the Gallo-Roman period to today, 19th-century Vivarais kitchen, leatherworking, Montgolfier and Marc Seguin, sacred art. The museum is currently closed to the public.
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Getting there & parking
By car
Free parking
Free parking on Place du Champ de Mars, near the hospital.
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