Musée d'Art et d'Archéologie d'Aurillac

Over het museum

The museum's history begins in 1853 with the creation of a painting museum led by the Aurillac-born artist Éloy Chapsal. The collections were then housed in several places around the town. In 1992, the municipality installed them in the Centre culturel Pierre-Mendès-France, a 17th-century building that was first a convent of the Visitandine nuns, then a national stud farm until the 1980s.

The route brings together ethnography collections, with an old interior from the Cantal and objects of local craftsmanship, and archaeology collections ranging from the Palaeolithic to the Middle Ages. The paintings and sculptures cover several European schools from the 17th to the 19th century. A bust of Rodin by Camille Claudel is among the major works. The museum also holds more than 750 prints of contemporary photography, gathered since the 1980s.

The museum closed in September 2023 as part of a restructuring project for the town's museums, and reopened on June 23, 2024. It now also houses natural science collections from the Muséum des Volcans, which is closed to the public. The town plans to bring together the collections of both museums in a new institution by 2028–2030.

Hoogtepunten

• Bust of Rodin by Camille Claudel
• Reconstructed old interior from the Cantal
• Archaeology of the Cantal, from the Palaeolithic to the Middle Ages
• Paintings and sculptures from the 17th to the 19th century
• Contemporary photography collection of more than 750 prints
• Building of a former Visitandine convent

Vaste collectie

• Collections d'ethnographie et d'archéologie – Folk and industrial traditions of the Cantal, with umbrellas and goldsmith work, a reconstructed old interior and local archaeological objects.
• Peintures, sculptures et art contemporain – Works from the 17th to the 19th century, contemporary art and the collection of contemporary photography.

Opgericht

1853

Beheerder

Ville d'Aurillac

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: First Sunday of every month.

Admission is also free for residents of Aurillac (proof of address), holders of the ICOM card or the Ministry of Culture card, teachers preparing a school visit, and journalists. The Pass Cantal, Pass Région and Pass Culture are accepted.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• 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 holds the “Tourisme et handicap” label. The rooms are fully accessible to people with reduced mobility; a wheelchair can be lent at reception on request, and benches are placed along the route. Adapted tours are offered to groups by reservation.

Kinderen & gezin

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Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is in the town centre, in the Centre Pierre-Mendès-France, and is reached via the Jardin des Carmes.

Service & horeca

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Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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