Musée Sahut
Municipal museum of Volvic housed in the Château de Bosredon, with the Marcel Sahut donation and works on Volvic stone and enamelled lava.
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About the museum
The Musée Sahut is housed in the Château de Bosredon, an 18th-century building modelled on Italian neoclassical villas by the Riom architect Attiret de Mannevil, with a French formal garden. It is located in Volvic, in the Auvergne Volcanoes Regional Natural Park.
The museum arose from the donation of his collection by Marcel Sahut to the town of Volvic in 1985; it opened in 1988. The donor set two conditions: the museum had to be housed in a building made of Volvic stone, and two display cases had to remain permanently in place, one for his artist’s tools and the other for the tools of the Volvic stonemasons.
The collections are eclectic: some 20,000 works, including 800 lithographs by Honoré Daumier, fine arts, graphic arts, decorative arts and non-European arts. A department devoted to lava enamelling opened in 2022 and was enlarged by a new display in 2025 tracing the first century of this technique, from 1827 to 1931. The museum bears the “Musée de France” label and plans a gypsotheque of old plaster casts.
Highlights
- Marcel Sahut donation in the Château de Bosredon
- Route through a century of lava enamelling, from Mortelèque to Michelin
- “Sahut and stone” room with stonemasons’ tools
- Around 800 lithographs by Honoré Daumier
- Works of graphic art, decorative arts and non-European arts
- French formal garden
Permanent exhibitions
- De Mortelèque à Michelin – Un siècle d'émaillage sur lave – A route through the first hundred years of lava enamelling, from the first known work in 1827 to the Michelin road signs approved in 1931.
- Sahut et la pierre – A room on the history of the Sahut donation, with the works given to the town and the two display cases of artist’s and stonemason’s tools.
- Founded
- 1988
- Operated by
- Ville de Volvic
- Director
- Gwenn Gayet
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €6 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €3Organised groups (from 10 paid admissions), students, people under 25, people over 65, during the Volvic Volcanic eXperience event and at museum lectures |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 18 · Free admission up to and including age 18, on proof. |
| Seniors | €3Reduced rate for people over 65. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for people with disabilities and their companions. |
| Students & apprentices | €3 |
| Groups (10+ people) | €3 per personReduced rate for organised groups from 10 paid admissions; school groups and their accompanying adults enter free. |
| Guided tour (single rate) | €9Free up to and including age 18. |
Free admission: First Sunday of each month; European Days of Crafts (Journées européennes des métiers d’art).
Free admission on proof also for job seekers, holders of the Pass Terra-Volcana, ICOM members, holders of the Ministry of Culture culture card or the tour guide card, teachers with the Pass Éducation and residents of Volvic. During the Volvic Volcanic eXperience event, admission is free up to and including age 18.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Paid guided tours and lectures organised by the museum. |
