Musée de la Vie bourguignonne Perrin de Puycousin

About the museum

The museum grew out of the collection of Maurice Bonnefond Perrin de Puycousin, born in Tournus in 1856, who gathered objects between 1880 and 1920 and gave them to the city of Dijon in 1935. A first municipal museum opened on rue des Forges in 1938 and closed in 1970. In 1985 the collections moved into the Bernardines cloister, where the museum became municipal.

The site was a Cistercian convent for women, founded at Tart in 1125; part of the community settled in Dijon in 1625. The cloister was built in 1679–1681 and the Sainte-Anne church between 1699 and 1708. After the Revolution the nuns had to leave, and a Sainte-Anne hospice moved into the premises in 1803.

The first floor recreates rural Burgundy of the 19th and early 20th centuries, while the third floor presents a reconstructed “rue des commerces” (shopping street), as well as the history and industries of Dijon. The collections comprise nearly 35,000 objects and works of art.

Highlights

• 17th-century Bernardines cloister
• Reconstructed rural Burgundy of the 19th century on the first floor
• Reconstructed “rue des commerces” on the third floor
• History and industries of Dijon
• Nearly 35,000 objects and works of art

Permanent exhibitions

• La Bourgogne rurale du XIXe siècle – The first floor recreates rural life in Burgundy in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
• La rue des commerces – On the third floor, a reconstructed street of shops, plus rooms on the history and industries of Dijon.

Founded

1938

Operated by

Ville de Dijon (Dijon Musées)

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Access to the permanent collections of the Dijon museums has been free since 2004. Only workshops, guided tours and temporary exhibitions of the Musée des Beaux-Arts are paid.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum is accessible to visitors with reduced mobility and has an elevator. Assistance animals for people with disabilities are admitted on presentation of proof.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Stroller-friendly
• Playground / play area

Visits for children aged 2 to 3 with their parents, workshops for children and families, and a family evening opening on one Wednesday during spring break. A play area on the first floor near reception offers games and a snack break. Strollers are allowed if they fit in the elevators; they cannot be left at the cloakroom.

Getting there & parking

The museum is in the former Bernardines convent, 17 rue Sainte-Anne.

Amenities & dining

• Café: not available
• Restaurant: not available
• Museum shop
• Coat check
• Lockers

Shop. Cloakroom with lockers, operated with a token; large backpacks must be left there. There is no café in this museum.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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