Musée de la Machine Agricole et de la Ruralité

Over het museum

The museum grew out of volunteers' passion for vintage farm machinery. In 1979, a local resident got his great-grandfather's tractor running again, and the Foyer rural de Saint-Loup-des-Bois association, the FRAMAA, was formed around this passion. A first harvest festival took place in 1982, after which the decision was made to build a museum. The building, largely constructed by volunteers, opened its doors on July 1, 1993.

The collection grew through donations and purchases in France and abroad. In 1996, a 1912 sawmill steam engine nicknamed Henryette was reassembled on the site, and a second building followed in 1999. A heritage orchard was planted in 2012. A third building of 2,500 m² opened in 2014 with a new presentation of the collections, and digital terminals were installed in all three buildings in 2017.

Today, the museum houses more than 300 working machines, including a collection of around 70 combine harvesters, presented as one of the most important in the world. Each year it hosts several events, including the Rétromoisson on August 15.

Hoogtepunten

• Around 70 combine harvesters, including rare and unique pieces
• Rare tractors: 1919 Auror, 1916 IHC Titan, 1965 DOE 130
• Henryette sawmill steam engine from 1912 (240 hp)
• Woodworking area: wheelwrights, clog makers, coopers
• Collection of more than 1,000 flat irons
• Heritage orchard with more than 50 old varieties

Vaste collectie

• Les origines de la mécanisation – From hand tools powered by people and animals to steam, petrol engines and electricity.
• Le tout tracteur et le temps de la moisson – Tractors from World War I to the 1950s and a collection of combine harvesters.
• Les métiers du bois – Area devoted to wheelwrights, clog makers and coopers.

Opgericht

1993

Beheerder

Association FRAMAA (Foyer rural et amis de la machine agricole ancienne)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Full price from age 15. Payment by cheque, bank card or cash.

Toegankelijkheid

• 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 states that the entire site and all buildings are accessible to visitors with reduced mobility.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Doe- en voelstations

Children up to 6 can use small pedal tractors in one building and follow a route marked on the floor. Families can explore the museum with the mascot Daisy through games, puzzles and a quiz, available free at reception.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is 8 km from Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire and 180 km south of Paris. Take exit 22 or 22.1 at Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire on the A77, then follow the signs to Saint-Loup.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Cold drinks for sale at reception, picnic tables freely available outdoors, seating in the buildings and benches along the outdoor route. The shop sells souvenirs, children's toys and books on old machinery.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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