Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Puisaye
Municipal museum in an 18th-century townhouse in Villiers-Saint-Benoît: Puisaye faience, furniture and paintings.
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About the museum
The museum grew out of the collections assembled by Georges Moreau, first shown in a venue called the Foyer villérois. His daughter and son-in-law, the architect Paul Huillard, installed these objects in Georges Moreau’s birthplace. After the Second World War the museum opened its doors. It was later enlarged, and the collections now occupy several rooms of the former house as well as new spaces.
The museum occupies an 18th-century townhouse. On the first floor, a reconstructed bourgeois kitchen from the Puisaye is displayed. You can also see a library with a 16th-century money-changer’s table and a dining room with a painting attributed to Hyacinthe Rigaud. An Art Nouveau sideboard designed by Paul Huillard, who gave the museum to the town, is also on display.
The collections include faience from the Puisaye and other production centres, including an important group of Revolutionary-era faience, as well as folk craft objects and medieval sculptures. In 2022 the Mobilier national deposited a chest of drawers, a bergère armchair and a rug at the museum.
Highlights
- 18th-century townhouse with reconstructed kitchen
- Puisaye faience and French faience from the Revolutionary period
- Painting attributed to Hyacinthe Rigaud
- Art Nouveau sideboard designed by Paul Huillard
- Furniture on deposit from the Mobilier national since 2022
Permanent exhibition
- Collections permanentes du musée – Townhouse with reconstructed kitchen, library, dining room, Puisaye faience, medieval sculptures and furniture.
- Operated by
- Commune de Villiers-Saint-Benoît (musée municipal)
- Visitors per year
- approx. 3,217
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 16 · Free up to age 16. |
| Groups (20+ people) | €3 per personPrice per person for a group of 20. |
Free admission: First Sunday of each month; free admission from 18:00 to 22:00 during the Museum Night.
The Pass musée de Puisaye allows a reduced rate at other partner museums after a first full-price ticket; ask for the pass at the entrance. A discount is offered to passengers of the Train de Puisaye on presentation of their travel ticket.
Accessibility
- 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
The website of the tourist office states that the museum is suitable for people with reduced mobility.
Kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 1.5 hrs |
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| Kids’ admission | free up to age 16 |
Getting there & parking
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Amenities & dining
- Restaurant: not available
- Museum shop
Shop and toilets. No restaurant or food service. A grocery store with a bar is a few steps from the museum.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Good to know | Average length of an individual visit: 90 minutes; for groups: 60 minutes. Lectures and temporary exhibitions are organised together with the Friends of the Museum association. |
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