Musée de Vierzon
Municipal museum in the former Société Française de Vierzon factory: the town's industrial history, railways, porcelain, glass and agricultural machinery.
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About the museum
The Vierzon museum is housed in a former industrial building of the Société Française factory, a historic site of the town. Until 1995, this company produced renowned agricultural machinery: traction engines, threshing machines and Société Française Vierzon tractors, later public works equipment. The museum lies between the railway station and the Canal de Berry, close to the town centre.
Its collections trace the industrial history of the town in the 19th and 20th centuries. A first area is devoted to the fire arts and to clothing manufacture: porcelain from local manufactories, Denbac flamed stoneware, glassware and pieces made by glassworkers known as “bousillés”, as well as clothing from garment workshops.
A second section is devoted to the railway, which reached Vierzon on July 20, 1847. It relies largely on the donation of Raymond Laumônier, former head of the Vierzon depot: tools, lamps, drawings, posters, scale models, mock-ups and an HO layout. Finally, the museum presents Vierzon, the French capital of agricultural machinery, with several machines. Short films from the Memoviv industrial memory project are screened. The museum holds the “Musée de France” label.
Highlights
- Porcelain, Denbac flamed stoneware and glassware from Vierzon's manufactories
- Laumônier railway collection: scale models, mock-ups and HO layout
- Traction engines, threshing machines and tractors of the Société Française de Vierzon
- Pieces by glassworkers known as “bousillés”
- Free admission for individual visitors
Permanent exhibitions
- Arts du feu et confection – Porcelain, glass, Denbac flamed stoneware and clothing from the town's garment workshops.
- Le chemin de fer à Vierzon et en France – Laumônier collection: tools, lamps, drawings, posters, scale models, mock-ups and HO layout.
- Vierzon, capitale du machinisme agricole – Traction engines, threshing machines and tractors of the Société Française de Vierzon.
- Operated by
- Ville de Vierzon
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Children & teens | –Groups of children and young people up to 18: free, booking required |
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| Groups (8+ people) | €3 per personGroups of adults from 8 people, by booking; price per person |
Free admission for individual visitors.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking
- 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 museum is accessible to people with reduced mobility; a reserved parking space is nearby.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Gare de Vierzon
The museum is close to Vierzon railway station.
By car
Parking available
Parking nearby, with spaces reserved for people with reduced mobility.
- Accessible parking
GPS coordinates provided by the museum: latitude 47.224887, longitude 2.060135.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Photography | Photography allowed |
| Good to know | Free visit for individual visitors. Guided tour with commentary for groups, by booking on 02 48 71 10 94 or by email. School visits are free, booking required; an educational file is available for teachers. A discovery trail of the town with 25 interpretation stations, about 2 hours, extends the visit. |
