Musée Biochet-Bréchot
Local history museum of Caudebec-en-Caux, on the second floor of the Maison des Templiers, a 13th-century medieval house; currently closed for renovation.
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Over het museum
The Musée Biochet-Bréchot is a museum of local history and archaeology in Caudebec-en-Caux, now part of the commune of Rives-en-Seine. It was founded in the 19th century by Georges Biochet and received the “Musée de France” label in 2004. Its collections include fireplace plates from the 16th to the 19th century, archaeological objects, ancient manuscripts, Pays de Caux furniture, lithographs of Caudebec and a large part of the work of painter and sculptor Émile Bréchot.
The museum occupies the second floor of the Maison des Templiers (House of the Templars), the oldest house in the town, dating from the 13th century. Its origin remains unclear: it may have belonged to Templars, served as a hall for the monks of Saint-Wandrille, or been a customs house. Threatened with being sold abroad in 1911, it was saved by the Association des Amis du Vieux Caudebec, founded in 1912, which bought it in 1918 and restored it. After the fire that devastated the town in 1940, only the walls remained; the association restored the house again and rebuilt the collections.
The town of Rives-en-Seine became the owner of the building in September 2018. The ground floor is occupied by a collective of craftspeople, while the museum’s second floor is being refurbished with the association so that a local history route can reopen there.
Hoogtepunten
- 13th-century Maison des Templiers, the oldest house in Caudebec-en-Caux
- Fireplace plates from the 16th to the 19th century
- Archaeological objects and ancient manuscripts
- Works by sculptor and painter Émile Bréchot
- Local history collection of the Basse-Seine
- Beheerder
- Association des Amis du Vieux Caudebec (musée) ; commune de Rives-en-Seine (bâtiment)
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
The museum is closed for renovation; no reopening date has been announced.
Toegankelijkheid
The museum is closed for renovation; no reopening date has been announced.
Kinderen & gezin
The museum is closed for renovation; no reopening date has been announced.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
The museum is closed for renovation; no reopening date has been announced.
Service & horeca
The museum is closed for renovation; no reopening date has been announced.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
The museum is closed for renovation; no reopening date has been announced.
