Musée de la Coutellerie de Nogent

Over het museum

The Musée de la Coutellerie de Nogent opened in 1991. It is housed in the Espace Pelletier, a former cutlery workshop named after the scissor maker Nicolas Pierre Pelletier, born in 1828. The museum project was launched as early as 1985 by the association Encyclopédie Vivante, whose volunteer guides still lead group tours today.

Cutlery came to Nogent from Langres in the 18th century. Until the mid-19th century, workshops carried out every stage of production; from around 1850, water wheels and steam engines mechanised the work. The trade peaked at the end of the 19th century, then declined sharply from the 1960s.

The museum presents the technical and social history of this trade from the 18th century to today, using products, tools and machines. Its collections cover the seven main classes of cutlery: folding knives, table and professional cutlery, chasing, hand tools, medical and surgical instruments, and toiletry articles. New temporary exhibitions are organised each season. The museum holds the “Musée de France” and “Tourisme et Handicap” labels.

Hoogtepunten

• Seven classes of cutlery, from folding knives to medical and surgical instruments
• Tailors' and embroidery scissors and other specialist tools
• Table knives and knives with mechanisms
• Manufacturing techniques, tools and machines
• Temporary exhibitions renewed each season

Vaste collectie

• Collections permanentes de coutellerie – Knives, scissors, hand tools, medical and surgical instruments and toiletry articles illustrate the seven classes of cutlery.

Opgericht

1991

Beheerder

Ville de Nogent

Bezoekers per jaar

ca. 7.296

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Rates for a self-guided visit. Free admission during the European Heritage Days.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk: geen informatie
• 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 holds the Tourisme et Handicap label.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

Two-hour creative workshops for children from age 8, with online registration.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Souvenirs, such as Nogent medals, are on sale at the museum.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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