Musée Jean-Charles-Cazin de Samer
Small municipal museum set in the lobby of Samer’s town hall, devoted to the painter Jean-Charles Cazin and his family; admission is free.
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About the museum
Jean-Charles Cazin was born in 1841 in the hamlet of Letoquoi, near Samer. He left for Paris in 1862, exhibited at the Salon des refusés in 1863, worked as a ceramicist in England in the early 1870s and, from 1877, received a commission for large paintings inspired by the Old Testament for the Gobelins manufactory. His wife Marie and their son Jean-Michel were also artists, as was Berthe Cazin, the last surviving member of the family.
In the late 1930s, thanks to the determination of Berthe Cazin, Auguste Chabert and the town council, a Musée Cazin-Coquelin came into being in Samer. This small municipal museum then went through many vicissitudes linked to the war; the town later sought to revive it and to highlight the artist’s work.
Fully renovated, the museum reopened at the end of September 2024 in the lobby of the town hall. It presents around a hundred paintings, ceramics, drawings, watercolors and prints by Jean-Charles Cazin and his circle, as well as historical documentation. It holds the “Musée de France” label.
Highlights
- Paintings and drawings by Jean-Charles Cazin
- Ceramics, watercolors and prints by the Cazin family
- Works by Marie, Jean-Michel and Berthe Cazin
- Historical documentation on the painter
Permanent exhibition
- Œuvres de Jean-Charles Cazin et de sa famille – Around a hundred paintings, ceramics, drawings, watercolors and prints by Jean-Charles Cazin, his wife Marie, their son Jean-Michel and Berthe Cazin.
- Operated by
- Ville de Samer
- Visitors per year
- approx. 520
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission during town hall opening hours.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
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- 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 has a rear entrance for visitors with reduced mobility.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours can be arranged for groups on request; the museum is located in the lobby of the town hall. |
