Musée archéologique de Saint-Raphaël

Over het museum

The museum occupies the Romanesque church of Saint-Raphaël, built in the 12th century inside a fortified castrum, and its surroundings. The whole site is listed as a historic monument. The church's paintings date from the 19th century, its stained-glass windows are the work of the contemporary artist André Pierre Arnal, and the nave hosts temporary exhibitions throughout the year. In the crypts, the remains of three earlier churches can be seen, from Late Antiquity to the Romanesque period, along with early Christian tombs.

The visit begins on the ground floor with the area devoted to the sea. The room of classical archaeology and the amphora room tell the story of Roman maritime trade: the town counts more than forty ancient shipwrecks, the first of which were discovered in the 1950s, at the dawn of underwater diving. One room is dedicated to diving pioneers: the Scaphandre autonome of Commandant Le Prieur, invented in Saint-Raphaël in 1926, and the Cousteau-Gagnan regulator of 1945.

On the third floor, the first-humans area traces the lives of the hunter-gatherers of the Palaeolithic, the Neolithic peoples of the Estérel with their dolmens and menhirs, and finally the Celto-Ligurians. Outside, a garden preserves remains of the castrum's fortifications, an engraved Bronze Age menhir and a milestone from the Via Aurelia, as well as an educational kitchen garden of Mediterranean plants. The 13th-century tower, 30 metres high, offers a panoramic view after 129 steps.

Hoogtepunten

• Ancient shipwrecks and the amphora room: Roman maritime trade
• Room of diving pioneers, from Le Prieur to Cousteau-Gagnan
• Prehistory of the Estérel: Palaeolithic, Neolithic, Celto-Ligurians
• 12th-century Romanesque church and crypts with remains of three churches
• Medieval tower with 129 steps, orientation table and view over the bay

Vaste collectie

• Espace mer : archéologie sous-marine et plongée – Room of classical archaeology, amphora room and diving room devoted to Roman shipwrecks and the pioneers of the aqualung.
• Espace des premiers hommes – Palaeolithic, Neolithic and Celto-Ligurians in the Estérel massif.
• Église romane, cryptes et tour – 12th-century church, crypts with remains of three earlier churches and 13th-century tower with panoramic view.

Beheerder

Ville de Saint-Raphaël

Bezoekers per jaar

ca. 28.237

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Free admission for under-18s, students, teachers, museum curators, journalists, tour guides, job seekers, recipients of minimum social benefits, people with disabilities, holders of the ICOM card and holders of the youth card of the city of Saint-Raphaël.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk: niet aanwezig
• 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 is not accessible to visitors with reduced mobility and has no wheelchair access.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

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

Educational workshops for 7- to 12-year-olds during school holidays (pottery, archaeological digging, strategy games, ancient writing, treasure hunt). Every Wednesday, a self-guided game with a booklet to collect at reception, to be started at least one hour before closing. Birthday parties for 7- to 12-year-olds on Saturdays outside school holidays.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Reception area with shop. Digital room with films on a large screen.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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