Maison de la brique

Over het museum

The Saint-Martin-d'Aubigny site first served as a clay quarry for the Périers brickworks, founded in 1870. Construction of the craft brickworks began in 1913, was interrupted by the First World War and resumed in 1923. That year, the large circular kiln, which could hold 40,000 bricks, was fired up for the first time.

Production stopped when the owner, Georges Texier, and his workers were mobilised for the Second World War. In May 1944, weapons were hidden in the brickworks and were then used to blow up a strategic railway line. During the bombing of Périers on June 27, 1944, part of the main building was hit by incendiary shells. The brickworks never reopened; a farmer later used it to store fodder.

Threatened with demolition like all the brickworks in the department, it was spotted by a local association promoting the marshland area. The commune, helped by the Parc naturel régional des Marais, restored the site and opened it to the public in 1994. A new enhancement project was launched in 2020 to bring the museum back to life.

Hoogtepunten

• Clay pit, rotting pits and shaping machines
• Drying sheds and large circular kiln from 1923
• Video testimony from Georges Texier’s son, the last brickmaker on the site
• Illuminated story inside the kiln
• Barefoot sensory trail through the rotting pits
• Interactive visit on a tablet or smartphone

Vaste collectie

• La fabrication d'une brique – On the ground floor, the exhibition follows the brick from clay extraction to sale.
• L'histoire de la brique en Basse-Normandie – Upstairs, the exhibition presents the use of brick in the region, with products from different periods.

Opgericht

1994

Beheerder

Commune de Saint-Martin-d'Aubigny

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Payment in cash or by cheque; bank cards are not accepted.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk: geen informatie
• 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: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The car park is signposted as accessible to visitors with reduced mobility; the museum gives no further details on accessibility.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Doe- en voelstations

During school holidays, workshops at 15:00 without reservation: making a mini brick from clay, treasure hunt, Kapla workshop, stories in the kiln and clay monsters. Barefoot sensory trail through the rotting pits and activity booklet for ages 6 to 12.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is on the Saint-Lô – Périers road (D900): after leaving Périers, continue for 2 kilometres and follow the brown signs.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Covered and open-air picnic area.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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