Musée du Terroir de Villeneuve-d'Ascq

About the museum

The museum is housed in Annappes, in the Ferme Delporte, a red-brick square-courtyard farm dating from 1720. It farmed cereals in the Mélantois and first belonged to the de Brigode family, then to the de Montalembert family. Its name comes from the Delporte family, who occupied it for a long time. The building is listed in the supplementary inventory of historic monuments.

The museum opened in 1974 on the initiative of the Société historique de Villeneuve-d’Ascq et du Mélantois (SHVAM). The town bought the farm from Geoffroy de Montalembert, which made the project possible.

The route recreates the everyday life of the people of the Nord: the kitchen, the bedroom, the school, the laundry and the dairy. It also presents traditional trades such as blacksmith, saddler, clog-maker or carder. A room of around 60 seats hosts performances, and activity days feature demonstrations of traditional games, forging, carpentry or ironing.

Highlights

• Reconstructed rooms: kitchen, bedroom, school, laundry and dairy
• Traditional trades: blacksmith, saddler, clog-maker, carder
• Square-courtyard farm in red brick, dating from 1720
• Audio guides in four languages
• Workshops, courses and children’s birthday parties

Permanent exhibitions

• Les pièces de vie et la cour de ferme – Reconstructed kitchen, bedroom, school, laundry and dairy show everyday life in the Nord at the beginning of the 20th century.
• Les métiers d'autrefois – Workshops of the blacksmith, saddler, clog-maker and carder present tools and techniques of traditional trades.

Founded

1974

Operated by

Ville de Villeneuve-d'Ascq

Admission & discounts

Free admission: First Sunday of the month

Admission is also free for invited guests and for educators or health professionals accompanying a group of people with disabilities. Visits and workshops are free for public schools, collèges and lycées, leisure centres and social centres in Villeneuve-d’Ascq.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The rooms are accessible to visitors with reduced mobility. A reserved space is near the entrance and the toilets are adapted. Audio guides with induction loops are available for hard-of-hearing visitors, and high-contrast audio guides for visually impaired visitors. Staff are trained to welcome people with intellectual disabilities.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations
• Kids’ birthday parties

A family workshop is included with the admission ticket Monday to Friday during school holidays, as well as courses for children and for parents and children. Birthday parties from age 4 on Wednesday afternoons, by reservation. On the first Sunday of the month, themed afternoons offer workshops, shows and demonstrations.

Getting there & parking

By car: A22, then N227, exit “Pont de Bois”, then follow the signs “Annappes / Mairie d’Annappes”.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Local craft shop open during museum hours, accessible without an admission ticket.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties

The town rents a multipurpose hall (€500, reduced rate €350, for 8 hours) or a multipurpose hall with kitchen (€700, reduced rate €500, for 8 hours).

Plan your visit