Musée Lombart
Museum in Doullens with the feel of a cabinet of curiosities, featuring an automaton, an Egyptian mummy, a 6-metre giant and a digital Micro-Folie.
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About the museum
The Musée Lombart was founded in 1904 by Jules François Lombart, a chocolate manufacturer from Paris, traveller and collector with wide-ranging tastes. He had it built in Doullens, the small town in Picardy from which his parents came. The museum was completed in 1908 and houses the bulk of his collection.
The building's architecture and gardens have been kept as they were originally and survived both World Wars. The Chapelle de Louvencourt, an annex of the museum, hosts temporary exhibitions.
The route resembles a cabinet of curiosities: it includes, among other things, a century-old automaton, an Egyptian mummy, a Samurai armour and a six-metre giant. A Micro-Folie, a digital museum, complements the visit with touch-screen tablets, virtual reality headsets and a large wall of screens.
Highlights
- Cabinet of curiosities assembled by Jules François Lombart, chocolate maker and traveller
- Century-old automaton, restarted on the first Sunday of the month
- Egyptian mummy, Samurai armour and a six-metre giant
- Micro-Folie: digital museum with more than 2,300 works and virtual reality
- Gardens and the Chapelle de Louvencourt
Permanent exhibitions
- Collections du musée Lombart – Eclectic collection of Jules François Lombart: automaton, Egyptian mummy, Samurai armour, six-metre giant and travel objects.
- Micro-Folie – Digital museum with more than 2,300 works on a wall of screens, with touch-screen tablets and virtual reality headsets.
- Founded
- 1908
- Operated by
- Ville de Doullens
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Groups | €2 per personGuided tour and groups: €2 per person; school groups free. |
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| Guided tour or group (per person) | €2 |
Free admission, including the Micro-Folie. Personalised mediation in the Micro-Folie is by reservation only. Annual membership of the Friends of the Museum association: €10.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: not available
- Elevator: no information
- 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 states that it has no access for visitors with reduced mobility.
Kids & families
- Hands-on stations
Micro-Folie tablets and virtual reality, free of charge.
Getting there & parking
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Amenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Micro-Folie: 15 touch-screen tablets, 4 virtual reality headsets and a 9 m² wall of screens, for discovering more than 2,300 works from 123 sites around the world. Temporary exhibitions take place in the Chapelle de Louvencourt. |
