Musée des vieux métiers de Saissac
Small museum in the Tour Grosse of Saissac's medieval ramparts, devoted to tools, traditional trades and everyday life in the Montagne Noire.
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About the museum
The Musée des vieux métiers (Museum of Old Trades) was founded in 1975, then renovated and reopened in 1995. It occupies the Tour Grosse, one of the towers of the medieval ramparts of the village of Saissac, listed as a historic monument since 1933.
On three levels, it brings together tools and instruments from earlier times. It highlights traditional trades and the daily life of the people of the Montagne Noire.
At the top of the tower, a terrace offers a 360-degree panoramic view of the Pyrenees, with a viewing table to read the landscape. In summer, the site hosts activities.
Highlights
- Museum in the Tour Grosse of the ramparts, a listed historic monument
- Tools and instruments of traditional trades on three levels
- Everyday life of the people of the Montagne Noire
- 360-degree view and orientation table at the top of the tower
- Summer activities
Permanent exhibition
- Les vieux métiers de la Montagne Noire – Tools, instruments and scenes from everyday life across three levels of the Tour Grosse.
- Founded
- 1975
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