Musée de la machine à bois et de l'outillage à main
Cabinetmaking museum presenting woodworking machines and hand tools in a reconstructed workshop from the first half of the 20th century.
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Over het museum
The Museum of Woodworking Machines and Hand Tools opened in 1999 in the centre of Pont-de-Beauvoisin, on the site of the former municipal theatre. The town initiated the project, made possible by the generosity of the heirs of former woodworkers: sawyers, turners, cabinetmakers, joiners and sculptors. Volunteers supported and completed its creation.
The town has been known for its woodwork for a very long time, and a legend reported in the regional press traces its origins to cabinetmakers whom Francis I is said to have left behind. The furniture industry employed more than 400 people in 1922. A crisis began around 1950, and today only about fifty woodworkers remain.
The museum shows woodworking machines and hand tools, mainly those used in cabinetmaking in the first half of the 20th century. A workshop from that time has been reconstructed, with life-size figures and a sound trail, and each stage of furniture making is presented, from sawing to assembly.
Hoogtepunten
- Reconstructed cabinetmaking workshop from the first half of the 20th century
- Life-size figures with a sound trail
- Woodworking machines, including a combined machine by Danckaert dating from 1920
- The stages of furniture making, from sawing to assembly
- Guided tours by cabinetmakers for groups
Vaste collectie
- Atelier d'ébénisterie d'autrefois – A workshop from the first half of the 20th century is reconstructed with woodworking machines, life-size figures and a sound trail.
- Opgericht
- 1999
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | € 5 |
|---|---|
| Met korting | € 2Young people aged 12 to 16, students, people with disabilities, school groups and MJC groups |
| Kinderen & jongeren | € 2gratis t/m 11 jaar · €2 for ages 12 to 16; free for under-12s. |
| Mensen met een beperking | € 2 |
| Studenten | € 2 |
| Groepen (vanaf 15 pers.) | € 4 p.p.Groups of 15 people and more: €4 per adult and €2 per child. School groups, MJC groups, students and people with disabilities pay €2. |
| Guided tour for a group (supplement per person) | € 3By reservation; tours are conducted by cabinetmakers |
Individual visits are self-guided. Payment by cheque or cash, according to the tourist office's listing.
Toegankelijkheid
- Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
- 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's website indicates partial disabled access.
Kinderen & gezin
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met de auto
Parkeerplaats aanwezig · 100 m naar de ingang
A car park is 100 m from the museum.
The museum is in the town centre. The website gives 26 minutes' drive from Chambéry, 51 minutes from Grenoble, 1 hour 6 minutes from Lyon and 52 minutes from Lyon Saint-Exupéry and Grenoble Saint-Geoirs airports.
Route plannenService & horeca
Toilets are indicated by the tourist office. The museum's website does not mention Wi-Fi for visitors.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.
Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja · duur ca. 60 min. |
|---|---|
| Goed om te weten | Individual visits are self-guided. Groups can book a one-hour guided tour by cabinetmakers; above 22 people, the group is split in two. |
