Musée laïque d'art sacré du Gard – Maison des Chevaliers

Over het museum

The museum is housed in the Maison des Chevaliers, a medieval mansion dating back to the 12th century. For centuries it belonged to the Piolenc family, wealthy merchants of the Rhône valley. The building preserves a large royal court of justice, laid out around 1340, and two 15th-century reception rooms with painted ceilings decorated with coats of arms, exotic animals, fantastic creatures and scenes of everyday life.

The Gard department acquired the house in 1988. It was listed in its entirety as a historic monument in 1992, then restored between 1993 and 1995. The museum opened to the public in July 1995. Since July 2006, admission has been free.

Its approach is secular: it treats the sacred as a cultural phenomenon rather than as catechesis. The collections bring together objects from a variety of civilisations and periods, rarely seen together in a fine arts museum: for example a Romanesque Virgin, a soldier figurine from a Chinese tomb, an African mask and a Cretan icon. The museum helps visitors understand the meaning of these works. It is run by the Conservation départementale du Gard and holds the “Musée de France” label.

Hoogtepunten

• Maison des Chevaliers, a 12th-century medieval mansion listed as a historic monument
• 14th-century royal court of justice
• Two 15th-century reception rooms with painted ceilings
• Collections of sacred art from very different cultures and periods (Romanesque Virgin, Cretan icon, African mask)
• Free admission all year round

Vaste collectie

• Collections permanentes du musée laïque d'art sacré – Sacred objects from a variety of cultures and periods, displayed in the Maison des Chevaliers with its 14th- and 15th-century painted decorations.

Opgericht

1995

Beheerder

Département du Gard (Conservation départementale des musées du Gard)

Bezoekers per jaar

ca. 11.003

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Admission to the museum is free all year round. The guided tour by reservation costs €3 per person; it is free for group drivers and accompanying persons.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• 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

According to the tourist office listing, the museum is accessible by wheelchair independently and has a lift and toilets.

Kinderen & gezin

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is in the historic centre of Pont-Saint-Esprit.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

On-site shop (according to the Gard Tourisme listing).

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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