Maison de l'élevage et du Charolais

Over het museum

The Maison de l’élevage et du Charolais opened on August 7, 1999. It is the fourth themed house in the Écomusée du Morvan network, which is federated and coordinated by the Morvan Regional Natural Park. It is located in Moulins-Engilbert, in the Nièvre department.

The permanent exhibition tells the story of the development of the Charolais cow from 1800 to the present day. This breed, originating in the Arconce valley in Saône-et-Loire, adapted to the demanding soils of the Morvan and turned the region into livestock country. The route also shows how the “tout charolais” (all-Charolais) approach accompanied the shift from subsistence agriculture to a market economy and opened the Morvan to exchanges with other regions and countries.

The museum also follows the evolution of the breeder-producer’s trade, which improved the quality of the breed by adapting traditional know-how. Part of the exhibition deals with the end of the breeding of the red Morvan breed in favor of the Charolais; one area presents today’s agriculture, including traceability, new forms of livestock farming and sales channels. In July and August, a guided tour links the museum with the Marché au Cadran livestock market in Moulins-Engilbert.

Hoogtepunten

• History of the Charolais breed from 1800 to the present day
• Trade of the breeder-producer and traditional know-how
• The shift from the red Morvan breed to the Charolais
• Guided tour combined with the Marché au Cadran in summer

Vaste collectie

• Exposition permanente sur l’élevage et la race charolaise – History of the Charolais cow from 1800 to the present day, of the breeder-producer’s trade and of livestock farming in the Morvan today.

Opgericht

1999

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Payment by cash or check. Online reservations are not possible.

Toegankelijkheid

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

The museum is presented as accessible to people with reduced mobility. Free visitor booklets in easy-to-read French (FALC, “facile à lire et à comprendre”) are also available on the Handivisites app; staff are trained to welcome visitors with disabilities. The museum received the Qualité Tourisme label in 2024.

Kinderen & gezin

• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour

Visit materials for children in French.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is located at 4 rue de la Mission, in Moulins-Engilbert.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Shop and toilets on site (according to the Tourisme Parc du Morvan listing).

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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