Musée de l’école de Villeneuve-d’Ascq
Classroom museum from the 1930s to the 1960s in the former Pasteur school, where visitors relive a lesson from the past.
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About the museum
The museum occupies a room in the former Pasteur school, built in 1883 in the Sart-Babylone district. The school closed at the start of the 1979 school year. Its last principal, Étienne Notardonato (in office from 1972 to 1979), turned a classroom into a museum that now bears his name: the Classe-Musée Étienne Notardonato.
The building is now the Pasteur neighborhood center (maison de quartier). The museum recreates a classroom from the past in a setting from the 1930s to the 1960s: blackboard, dais, teacher's desk, benches, inkwells, pen holders, slates, abacus, coal stove and a 1930 piano. A rare piece completes the ensemble: a 1952 telecine.
Visitors become schoolchildren: a teacher gives them lessons in morals, spelling, arithmetic, geography, history or science. According to the tourist office's information sheet, the visit also includes a certificat d'études dictation, written with a pen.
Highlights
- Reconstructed classroom in a setting from the 1930s to 1960s
- 1952 telecine, an exceptional piece
- Lesson from the past, given by a teacher
- 1930 piano and coal stove
- Former Pasteur school from 1883
Permanent exhibition
- Classe d’autrefois – Reconstructed classroom in a setting from the 1930s to 1960s, with period school materials and a 1952 telecine.
- Operated by
- Ville de Villeneuve-d’Ascq
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €2.50 |
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| Families | €5Family rate according to the tourist office's information sheet (2023). |
According to the tourist office's information sheet (2023): €2.50 per person and €5 for a family; free admission for members of the tourist office, with proof. Group visit prices are not published.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Family ticket | €5 · Family rate according to the tourist office's information sheet (2023). |
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Visitors become schoolchildren and follow a lesson in the old style; an activity suited to families and school groups.
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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| Good to know | The visit takes the form of a lesson given by a teacher. Group bookings and information: the municipal Tourisme de proximité service and the Villeneuve-d’Ascq tourist office (+33 3 20 43 55 75). |
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