Musée des Bastides

About the museum

The Musée des Bastides is the final part of the programme presented for the regional “Stations Bastides” competition, which Monflanquin won in 1990. It forms part of a policy to enhance the bastide of Monflanquin, combining heritage, cultural projects, economic development and tourism.

The museum was designed in 1996 by architect and museographer Zette Cazalas. It is set over two floors in the tourist information office of Monflanquin and recalls the town’s position on the tourist route between Périgord and Agenais.

The route tells the story of the birth, in the 13th and 14th centuries, of some 350 new towns in the South-West, at a time when the region was shared between the French and the English. It explains the historical conditions of their founding, their rational town planning and their role in medieval society, through models, panels in French and English, contemporary sculptures and sound and visual documents. The visit begins on the second floor, in front of the model of Monflanquin.

Highlights

• Model of the Monflanquin bastide
• Panels in French and English
• Sound and visual documents and contemporary sculptures
• Family trail with costume area, medieval stall and puzzles
• Treasure hunts in the bastides of Monflanquin and Villeréal

Permanent exhibition

• Le phénomène des bastides – Models, panels, sculptures and sound documents tell the story of the founding of the South-West’s new towns in the 13th and 14th centuries.

Founded

1996

Operated by

Office de tourisme Coeur de Bastides

Admission & discounts

Groups must book through the tourist office (contact@coeurbastides.com).

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• 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 is on the third floor of the tourist office; people with reduced mobility can reach it by lift. Animals are not admitted.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Hands-on stations

A family trail offers a costume area, a medieval stall, a colouring game and puzzles. Treasure hunts are recommended from age 7 (1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes, daily in July and August and during school holidays).

Getting there & parking

The museum is located on Place des Arcades, in the tourist office. Nearest stations, according to the museum: Monsempron-Libos (17 km), Penne (25 km), Agen (48 km) and Bergerac (53 km).

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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