Musée d'Arudy

Over het museum

The Musée d’Arudy opened in 1972 in the former secular abbey, also called the Hôtel Pouts, a 17th-century noble house near the Saint-Germain church. Under the Ancien Régime, it was the residence of the layman responsible for collecting the tithe and proposing the appointment of the parish priest. The house remained in the Labarthe family through marriage for more than two centuries, until the Revolution. It is listed in the supplementary inventory of historic monuments (Inventaire supplémentaire des monuments historiques); visitors can admire its façade, its roof frame, its roof and two carved-wood fireplaces in the baroque and classical styles.

The museum presents the archaeology of the Ossau valley, with Neanderthal stone axes, Magdalenian spear points, parts of Neolithic sickles, and bones of bison, cave bears and woolly rhinoceroses. It also covers the arts and folk traditions of the valley (shepherds, quarry workers, festivals, costumes, music), as well as the natural riches of the Pyrenees National Park: geology, fauna and flora.

Hoogtepunten

• 17th-century secular abbey, listed historic monument
• Archaeology of the Ossau valley: Neanderthal stone tools, Magdalenian spear points
• Bones of bison, cave bears and woolly rhinoceroses
• Shepherd and quarry-worker traditions of the valley
• Geology, fauna and flora of the Pyrenees National Park

Vaste collectie

• Archéologie de la vallée d'Ossau – Neanderthal stone tools, Magdalenian spear points, parts of Neolithic sickles and Ice Age animal bones.
• Arts et traditions populaires de la vallée d'Ossau – Life of the shepherds and quarry workers, with their festivals, rituals, costumes and music.
• Richesses naturelles du Parc national – Presentation of the geology, fauna and flora of the Pyrenees National Park.

Opgericht

1972

Beheerder

Commune d'Arudy (musée municipal)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Payment in cash or by cheque made out to the Trésor Public.

Toegankelijkheid

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Kinderen & gezin

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

In October 2025 the museum offered a Halloween visit by torchlight, followed by a creative workshop.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

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Service & horeca

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Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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