Musée de l'Île d'Oléron

Over het museum

The Musée de l’île d’Oléron is located on Place Gambetta in Saint-Pierre-d’Oléron. It is run by the communauté de communes of the Île d’Oléron and holds the “Musée de France” label.

It presents the island’s inhabitants, their activities and traditions through old objects and costumes. The route covers the island’s history from prehistory to the 19th century, traditional headdresses and costumes, the life of an Oléron family in the 19th century, viticulture, pine resin tapping (gemmage), salt production (saliculture), shellfish gathering on foot at low tide (pêche à pied), as well as sea bathing and tourism.

The museum closed on September 1, 2025 for extension works that will give it a larger temporary exhibition room. During the closure, virtual visits are available in a free app, and events take place off-site.

Hoogtepunten

• Traditional headdresses and costumes of the island
• Interior of an Oléron family home in the 19th century
• Salt production, viticulture and pine resin tapping
• Playful route with drawers to open
• Free virtual visit app

Beheerder

Communauté de communes de l’île d’Oléron

Bezoekers per jaar

ca. 15.843

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

The museum is closed for extension works, with reopening planned for 2028.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The museum has held the Tourisme et Handicap label since 2006. After reopening, it plans an accessible parking area opposite the entrance, a step-free route, an elevator to the temporary exhibition room, braille texts, a tactile model of a salt marsh and induction loops.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Doe- en voelstations

Before the closure, children were given a free activity booklet, and family activities were offered from age 4. The route includes headdresses to try on and drawers to open.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

The shop offers books, local products, souvenirs and games; it is closed during the works.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

The museum is closed for extension works, with reopening planned for 2028.

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