Musée d'Allard

Over het museum

The museum occupies the 19th-century mansion of Jean-Baptiste d’Allard (1769–1848), an amateur naturalist from Montbrison. From 1810 he assembled a cabinet of curiosities in his home and garden. On his death he bequeathed to the town his natural history collection, comprising some 16,000 specimens, which makes this one of the oldest museums in the Loire département.

Over time the house has welcomed other collections: fine arts, objects relating to science, technology and belief, and collections of folk art and traditions. An exhibition of dolls in the early 1950s launched a toy collection; after renovation work in the 1970s, a major holding of dolls from the Montbrison company GéGé entered the collections in 2005.

The current route includes a section devoted to d’Allard, a “Muséolexique,” the exhibition “Jouets, jouez etc” featuring the world of GéGé, and the “Cabinet des merveilles.” The museum holds the Musée de France label. It also offers activities for all ages, such as the Vendredis curieux, theatrical tours and family workshops.

Hoogtepunten

• Cabinet des merveilles: curiosities from the animal and plant world
• Collection of GéGé toys and dolls
• Natural history collections bequeathed by Jean-Baptiste d’Allard
• 19th-century mansion over four accessible floors
• Vendredis curieux: 20-minute participatory flash tour

Vaste collectie

• Jean-Baptiste d'Allard, un chemin de curiosités – A route devoted to the founder and his natural history collections, displayed in his former home.
• Jouets, jouez etc – An exhibition on the world of toys, including the history of the Montbrison company GéGé and its dolls.
• Le cabinet des merveilles – A playful space on the curiosities of the natural world: fossils, ammonites, mammoth teeth and other astonishing objects, presented in the setting of a naturalist’s cabinet.

Beheerder

Ville de Montbrison

Bezoekers per jaar

ca. 4.007 (2021)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: European Heritage Days (free admission).

Free for job seekers. Accepted payment methods: pass’culture, pass’région, pass’sénior, chèque sénior, Pass’Forez, ANCV.

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: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The museum and its four floors are stated to be accessible to visitors with reduced mobility.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

45-minute family tour from age 6, family creative workshops from age 5, storytelling tours for ages 2–5, and giant games and treasure hunts with the Copernic toy library (“Le musée entre en jeu,” the last weekend of the month). During school holidays there are workshops on Wednesdays and a family tour on Thursdays.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

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Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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