Écomusée du Grand-Orly Seine Bièvre

Over het museum

The idea of an ecomuseum in Fresnes was born in 1976, when mayor André Villette wanted to convert the Cottinville farm into a cultural and social centre. The museologist Georges-Henri Rivière supported the project and proposed entrusting its direction to the ethnologist Françoise Wasserman. In 1979 the town bought the farm and launched the works; the ecomuseum opened a resource centre on local history and began collecting heritage.

The main venue opened in 1984. Its programme draws on the human sciences, tangible and intangible heritage, the Paris suburbs and contemporary art, with photography exhibitions and themes that give a voice to the “forgotten of history”.

In 2006 the ecomuseum was attached to the Val de Bièvre urban community, and ten years later to Grand-Orly Seine Bièvre, widening its scope to neighbouring communes. It has two temporary exhibition rooms and a documentation centre.

Hoogtepunten

• Cottinville farm, the ecomuseum’s reception building
• Large annual exhibition on the southern suburbs
• Documentation centre with about 5,000 volumes
• Free admission and activities
• “Tourisme & Handicaps” label

Opgericht

1984

Beheerder

Établissement public territorial Grand-Orly Seine Bièvre

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Free admission; all events are free, most by reservation.

Toegankelijkheid

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

“Tourisme & Handicaps” label since September 2023 for hearing, intellectual and visual disabilities. The main exhibition hall is at ground level, but the farm entrance is paved, the courtyard is partly gravelled, and the floor of the small room (former stables) is difficult for wheelchair users; parking is possible near the documentation centre on request by phone. Walking-stick seats and flâneuses (wheeled walking seats) can be borrowed at reception; thermoformed tactile plan with Braille, large-print booklet, texts for screen readers; documents in easy-to-read French (FALC), sensory backpacks and a quiet area; induction loop and audio amplifiers for some visits; sign-language tours planned for 2026 and 2027; accompaniment by the Souffleurs d’Images on booking. Accessibility contact: 01 41 24 32 21.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Kinderwagenvriendelijk

Workshops, games and events for families throughout the year, walks and games to download. Strollers and scooters can be left at reception.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

By car: from the Périphérique, take the A6 towards Orly, exit “Aire de Rungis Delta”, then the A86 towards Versailles, exit Fresnes; at the roundabout, head towards the town centre and take the second street on the right (sign “Ferme de Cottinville”).

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel
• Garderobe

Shop area at the entrance to the main hall (exhibition catalogues, books, promotional items, postcards, posters). Cloakroom for coats and a drinking fountain at reception.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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