Musée des Traditions et Arts Normands
Departmental museum housed in a Renaissance château, devoted to furniture, costumes and everyday life in Normandy.
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About the museum
The Château de Martainville was built in 1485 for Jacques Le Pelletier, a shipowner and merchant from Rouen. It is one of the rare examples of early Renaissance architecture in Normandy, and it has kept the original layout of its rooms. It is a listed historic monument.
The Musée des Traditions et Arts Normands was founded there in 1961. It belongs to the Seine-Maritime Departmental Council and holds the “Musée de France” label. The visit can extend to the dovecote, the bread oven, the gardens and the outbuildings.
The collections present regional furniture from the 15th to the 19th century, reconstructed interiors of Norman farmhouses, and everyday objects. The top floor is devoted to Norman costumes, headdresses and jewelry. One room displays Normandy's popular musical instruments.
Highlights
- Early Renaissance château built in 1485
- Norman furniture from the 15th to the 19th century
- Reconstructed interiors of farmhouses
- Norman costumes, headdresses and jewelry
- Room of Norman cupboards
Permanent exhibition
- Collections permanentes – Norman furniture, farmhouse interiors, costumes, headdresses, jewelry and popular musical instruments are shown in the 15th-century château.
- Founded
- 1961
- Operated by
- Département de la Seine-Maritime
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €6 |
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| Reduced | €4.50Visitors who arrive by low-carbon transport, members of the Club des Ambassadeurs de la Seine-Maritime, people facing exceptional hardship |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Free for under-18s. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free for people with disabilities and one companion. |
| Students & apprentices | freeFree up to age 26. |
| Groups | –Group escorts enter free. No group rate is published. |
| Loyalty card (unlimited access for one year) | €15 |
| Privilege card (unlimited access for one year, with invitations to private views, the exhibition catalog and an exclusive visit) | €35 |
| Pass Découvertes (one visit to six sites in Seine-Maritime, valid for one year) | €25Sites: Roman theater of Lillebonne, Jumièges Abbey, gardens of Saint-Georges Abbey, Martainville château, Victor Hugo Museum, Clères park. |
Also free for job seekers, minimum-income beneficiaries, residents of Martainville-Épreville (proof required), tourism and culture professionals, teachers with the Pass Éducation, members of the Friends of Museums association, and the press (by appointment). Low-carbon rate: transport proof dated within the last 5 days (line 522, Martainville stop), an urban transport ticket validated on the day of the visit, or a photo of a bicycle in front of the château. The electronic ticket is neither changeable nor refundable.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials
- Audio description
The château holds the Tourisme et Handicap label. Wheelchair users access the ground floor; a video presents the collections on the upper floors. An accessible parking space is near the entrance. Tactile model of the château on the ground floor; large-print guide and easy-to-read guide (FALC) on request; room sheets and audioguide text on request; guided tours with audio description. The upper floors are reached by stone stairs with handrails and tactile strips.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
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- Family tours & workshops
- Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
- Baby changing facilities
Audioguide for children aged 6 to 11, workshops and activities for families, baby changing area (Normandie Tourisme).
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Martainville
Line 522 (VTNI) Rouen – Vascoeuil – Gournay-en-Bray.
By car
Parking available
Carpooling car park with 88 spaces.
- Accessible parking
The château is 17 km from Rouen via the RN 31 (direction Darnétal, Gournay-en-Bray, Beauvais). Bicycle parking on site.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
- Wi-Fi
Free Wi-Fi, shop and picnic area according to Normandie Tourisme. Assistance dogs are admitted to the château; dogs on a leash are admitted in the park.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| Audio guide | yes (FR, EN, DE, IT, NL) |
| Good to know | Audioguides available at reception, including a version for children aged 6 to 11. Guided tours of the collections on certain dates, by reservation. |
