Musée de la Vallée de l'Ubaye

Over het museum

The museum's collections date back to the 19th century and to local collectors. Émile Chabrand's cabinet of curiosities was bequeathed in 1893. In 1934, a still modest museum moved to the second floor of the new town hall. In 1948, Antoine Signoret made a major donation, and in 1971 he bequeathed the Villa La Sapinière to the town. In 1983, the town decided to relaunch the museum, which opened under the name Musée de la Vallée in March 1988. It received the “Musée de France” label in 2002.

The villa was built in 1878 by Alexandre Reynaud, who had returned from Mexico, and was extensively remodeled in the 1880s, then around 1895–1900 by the Grenoble architect Francis Girard. It belongs to the first generation of villas built by emigrants who came back from Mexico, and it is the only Mexican-style villa in the town open to visitors. The park, created in 1878, has been a public municipal garden since 1971.

The museum is run by the town of Barcelonnette. Its collections cover fine arts, ethnography, archaeology, natural history and photography. A new display designed by the Italian studio Officina82 and opened on December 1, 2019, offers an interactive, audio-enhanced route. The rooms cover the people of the Ubaye and Piedmont, the Gleize donation, Émile Chabrand, the Barcelonnettes aux Amériques (emigrants from Barcelonnette to the Americas), objects from Mexico, and the painters Jean Caire and Marie Tonoir.

Hoogtepunten

• Villa La Sapinière from 1878, the only Mexican-style villa open to visitors
• History of migration within and out of the Ubaye valley
• Room devoted to the Barcelonnettes aux Amériques
• 1,000 small masterpieces from Mexico
• Interactive, audio-enhanced route opened in 2019

Vaste collectie

• Les Barcelonnettes aux Amériques – Room devoted to the Ubaye families who settled in the Americas, with the story of their departures and returns.
• Mille petits chefs-d'œuvre du Mexique – Room with the museum's American collection, made up mostly of objects from Mexico.
• Jean Caire et Marie Tonoir – Room devoted to the painters Jean Caire and Marie Tonoir, whose paintings the museum holds.

Opgericht

1988

Beheerder

Commune de Barcelonnette

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

A self-guided visit takes about 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes.

Toegankelijkheid

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

Guide dogs and assistance dogs are allowed; other animals are not.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

Themed visits for children from age 7, run with the education service of the Pays d'art et d'histoire du Pays SUD (information and booking at 04 92 44 15 12). Workshops and games are planned in the seasonal program.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

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Service & horeca

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Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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