Domaine des Saveurs – Les Planons

Over het museum

The Domaine des Saveurs – Les Planons occupies a former farm of more than 40 hectares, 22 of which are open to visitors today. The Ain departmental council bought the estate in 1989 to create a museum there. The Bresse farm, listed as a historic monument since 1938, was restored in the 1990s, and the museum opened in 1995 under the name Musée départemental de la Bresse.

A building of 3,000 m² was constructed between 2002 and 2005. Partly sunk into the ground, it has a green roof that follows the terrain and leaves the farm in the foreground. Its large hall of about 1,000 m² presents the collections with coloured glass and a strong staging, with an ethnological view of the objects. The farm, with its Saracen chimney, gallery and half-timbered, wattle-and-daub and rammed-earth buildings, shows rural life before the modernisation of the countryside.

In 2020 the museum took its current name to highlight the gastronomy of the Ain and its exceptional products. Since July 8, 2026, the permanent collections of the modern building have been closed for a major renovation, due to be completed in July 2027. The estate remains open during the works, with the farm, the park and reduced rates.

Hoogtepunten

• Bresse farm of Les Planons, listed as a historic monument
• Saracen chimney preserved in its entirety
• 22 hectares of open natural estate, with park and picnic areas
• Collections on gastronomy, Bresse enamels and Bresse costume
• Family activities: challenge bag, wooden games, rosalies and pedal karts

Vaste collectie

• La ferme bressane des Planons – Typical Bresse farm, listed as a historic monument, with five building blocks around a square courtyard, a Saracen chimney and reconstructed rooms of rural life in the past.
• Collections sur la Bresse et sa gastronomie – Objects, costumes, jewellery, Bresse enamels, Meillonnas earthenware and furniture tell the story of an identity known for the art of good eating. These rooms are closed for renovation until July 2027.

Opgericht

1995

Beheerder

Département de l'Ain

Directie

Céline Chanas

Bezoekers per jaar

ca. 25.792

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Limited rate in effect from July 8, 2026 to July 2027, during the works. The ticket is valid all day and gives access to the museum, the Planons farm and the temporary exhibitions; activities have their own rates. Free entry for job seekers and recipients of social minimum benefits, war veterans and holders of the Pass'Musée, among others. The museum also accepts the Pass'Découvertes de l'Ain. Reciprocal rate with the Pass musée of the Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l'Ain.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie

All exhibition spaces (3,000 m²) are accessible. Three wheelchairs, one of them for children, are lent free of charge against an ID card; Flâneuses (multi-purpose seats) are available at reception and seat-canes along the route. Sound amplification with headsets and an induction loop at reception. Tactile models of the farm and the Bresse costume, a tactile plan on request, and an audio-described route to download. The path between the museum and the farm has a 330-metre slope. A drop-off point (dépose-minute) is possible on request. The Tourisme & Handicap label obtained in 2011 is no longer held.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Verschoonruimte
• Speeltuin / speelhoek
• Kinderfeestjes

Free for under-18s. Free “Saveurs” challenge bag available at reception, giant games and board games for self-guided play, wooden games in the park, rosalies and pedal karts, farm animals (Bresse chickens, sheep). Changing areas, a nursing area and a bottle warmer. Birthday package for children aged 6 to 11, €90 for 12 children and 2 adults, Wednesday afternoons from March to November outside school holidays, by reservation. Activities for children at each exhibition.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

From the A40 motorway, in the Geneva–Mâcon direction, a pedestrian access links the “musée de la Bresse” rest area to the museum. Announced journey times: 25 minutes from Bourg-en-Bresse and from Mâcon, 1 hour from Lyon, 1 hour 30 minutes from Geneva.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Museumwinkel

Bookshop at reception; light food in high season (terrines, breads, ice creams, drinks) for lunch or a picnic, and the Café bressan. Picnic areas under the oaks and in a covered hall. Luggage is no longer accepted, except a small backpack.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Zakelijke evenementen

Tot 700 personen.

Spaces for lectures, meetings, seminars and receptions, for companies, works councils and associations: Brillat-Savarin conference room (165 m², up to 150 seated), temporary exhibition rooms (up to 300 people), open-air theatre (up to 100 people), bocage area (up to 380 standing), farm courtyard (up to 700 people), cinema room and enamel cabinet. Caterer of your choice, coach parking on site.

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