Musée de préhistoire régionale de Saint-Pons-de-Thomières

Over het museum

The Musée de préhistoire régionale was founded in 1985. Since 2008 it has been located opposite the cathedral of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières, a former abbey church founded in 936 by Count Pons of Toulouse. The building rests on foundations dating from the construction of the abbey, and the Portanelle and the Tour Saint-Benoît, a former watchtower, extend from it. The museum is next to the headquarters of the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park and close to the tourist office. It is run by the Communauté de communes.

The route brings together maps, plans, models and the finds of the archaeologist Gabriel Rodriguez. The display cases first present the material of the Neolithic people who frequented the Bois des Albières, notably from the Camprafaud cave, then the finds from the Resplandy cave in Saint-Pons: pottery, bone tools, deer antlers, chipped stone tools, cave paintings and personal ornaments.

A documentary presents the life and work of Gabriel Rodriguez, complemented by excerpts from a film reconstructing scenes of everyday life in the Neolithic. In the room of the nine statue-menhirs, a sound-and-light display highlights the carvings on these megaliths, with commentary in French or English. A stratigraphy table traces seven thousand years of regional research.

Hoogtepunten

• Room of nine statue-menhirs in a sound-and-light display
• Neolithic finds from the Camprafaud and Resplandy caves
• Documentary on the archaeologist Gabriel Rodriguez
• Maps, models and stratigraphy table
• Play area and booklet for children

Vaste collectie

• Salle des statues-menhirs – Nine statue-menhirs presented in a sound-and-light display, with commentary in French or English.
• Salle du mobilier néolithique – Neolithic finds from the caves of the Saint-Pons region, presented with maps, models and a documentary.

Opgericht

1985

Beheerder

Communauté de communes Minervois au Caroux

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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 is on one level, with a ramp at the entrance and display cases at accessible height. It holds the “Tourisme et Handicap” label. Interactive games help visitors with intellectual disabilities understand the route. The building is air-conditioned.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Speeltuin / speelhoek

There is a play area for young visitors, with an orientation table, board games, a memory game and a prehistoric goose game. An educational booklet for children is handed out at reception.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Mazamet station is about 40 minutes away by car.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

The reception area and shop are open to all: they offer a themed bookshop for adults and children in French, English and German, as well as souvenirs. Temporary exhibitions are occasionally displayed there.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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