Musée d'art et d'histoire de Chaumont
Municipal museum housed in the keep and former palace of the counts of Champagne, with archaeology, fine arts and the gloves of the Maison Tréfousse.
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About the museum
The Chaumont museum is a municipal museum. It occupies the Romanesque keep, about twenty metres high, which served as a prison until 1886, as well as several lower rooms of the former palace of the counts of Champagne, built in the 13th and 14th centuries. The municipal collections date back to the Revolution.
The route brings together archaeology (a cuirass from the late 9th century BC, medieval sculptures, the recumbent effigy of Jean Ier de Châteauvillain, fragments of the tomb of Claude de Lorraine), fine arts with an emphasis on sculpture (a room devoted to Jean-Baptiste and Edme Bouchardon), and painting, which is shown on rotation due to lack of space. Works on view include pieces by Charles Gussin, Luca Ferrari and Félix Boisselier, and a “Penseur” by Paul Dubois.
One room recalls the glove-making industry that once thrived in Chaumont, with a pair of Saxe-blue gloves from the Tréfousse firm. The museum also hosts temporary exhibitions, lectures and workshops.
Highlights
- Romanesque keep and rooms of the former palace of the counts of Champagne
- Room dedicated to the sculptors Jean-Baptiste and Edme Bouchardon
- Regional archaeology: cuirass and recumbent effigy of Jean Ier de Châteauvillain
- Old paintings shown on rotation
- Room on glove-making in Chaumont (Tréfousse firm)
Permanent exhibition
- Collections permanentes – Archaeology, fine arts (painting, sculpture, graphic arts), decorative arts, Asian art and folk art, with a room on glove-making.
- Operated by
- Ville de Chaumont
- Visitors per year
- approx. 7,545
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Educational workshop | €4 |
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Free admission. Educational workshops cost €4.
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
Mediation is adapted for young children, older people and people with intellectual disabilities.
Kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
Mediation adapted for young children and educational workshops (€4).
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours and workshops are possible outside opening hours; teachers can request tailored themes. Tuesday lectures are held every year from October, in partnership with the departmental archives. |
