Musée départemental Demard de la Montagne

About the museum

The Musée départemental de la Montagne was founded in 1977 on the initiative of Albert Demard. It is located in Château-Lambert, a village at about 700 metres above sea level in the Haute-Saône Vosges, and is one of the three Musées départementaux Demard run by the Haute-Saône department.

The museum occupies a former farm and shows the life of the village community before the upheavals of the First World War (1914–1918). Four simply furnished living rooms recall the long winter evenings around the cast-iron stove; the cowshed and loft hold tools linked to rye, buckwheat and potatoes, the staples of the peasant diet.

A path along the slope presents the trades of the forest and the wood: woodcutter's hut, charcoal burner's hut, clog-maker's workshop, schlitte (wooden log sled) and the work of long-timber sawyers. The museum also tells the history of the region's mines, which yielded copper, silver-bearing lead and molybdenum, and invites visitors to discover the Bornes Royales.

Highlights

• Former farm with four furnished living rooms
• Cowshed and loft with tools of rural life
• Trail of the forest trades: woodcutter, charcoal burner, clog-maker, schlitte
• History of the region's mines
• Village at 700 m altitude in the Haute-Saône Vosges

Permanent exhibitions

• La ferme et la vie de montagne – Furnished living rooms, cowshed and loft with tools of rural life before 1914.
• Les métiers de la forêt et du bois – Steep path with woodcutter's hut, charcoal burner's hut, clog-maker's workshop and schlitte.

Founded

1977

Operated by

Département de la Haute-Saône

Visitors per year

approx. 11,070

Admission & discounts

Free admission: First Sunday of every month

The full price of €7 includes the season's multi-site pass, which covers the three Musées départementaux Demard and the Ray-sur-Saône château. Free entry, with proof, also for teachers, job seekers, recipients of minimum social benefits, friends of the departmental museums, holders of press, tour guide, culture or ICOM cards, and holders of the Carte Avantage Jeune and the Pass Culture.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• 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 museum states that it is not accessible to visitors with motor disabilities.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

Château-Lambert is 48 km from Belfort, 55 km from Épinal, 56 km from Vesoul and 62 km from Mulhouse.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Toilets and shop, as listed by the Haute-Saône tourist office.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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