Musée de Sologne
Municipal museum in Romorantin-Lanthenay housed in former mills on the Sauldre, devoted to the history, nature and traditions of the Sologne region.
Geen geluid? Controleer de stilschakelaar van je apparaat.
Alleen afzonderlijke secties laten voorlezen
Over het museum
The Musée de Sologne was founded in 1882. Ovide Scribe, born in 1841, settled in Romorantin in 1880, became a drawing teacher and then the museum’s first curator, and bequeathed his art collection to the town in 1909. In the early 1950s a project for a museum of folk art and traditions took shape, with a deposit from the Musée national des arts et traditions populaires at its core.
The museum occupies two former mills linked by footbridges over the river, as well as a tower from the town’s first medieval fortifications. It has carried the “Musée de France” label since September 17, 2003.
The collections relate mainly to ethnology, history and natural science: costumes, housing, crafts and tools, religious practices, geology, local and regional history, modern and contemporary art (notably ceramics), religious art and decorative arts, as well as archives, photographs and manuscripts. Henri Helis and Ovide Scribe are the most represented artists. The history of Romorantin, shaped by the cloth trade and the company Matra, holds an important place. In 2024 the town acquired the archives and a series of photographs from the studio of the painter Henri Helis, and the Friends of the Museum association bought works for the museum.
Hoogtepunten
- Immersive, sensory trail on the first floor
- Sologne ethnology: costumes, crafts, housing
- History of Romorantin: the cloth trade and a space devoted to Matra
- Works by Henri Helis and Ovide Scribe
- Geology and natural science collections
- Buildings on the Sauldre: two mills and a medieval tower
Vaste collectie
- Collections permanentes sur la Sologne – History, natural environment, architecture and customs of the Sologne, as well as Romorantin’s past in the time of François I.
- Parcours immersif et sensoriel – A trail on the first floor invites visitors to discover the Sologne through their senses.
- Opgericht
- 1882
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | € 6 |
|---|---|
| Met korting | € 4 |
| Guided tour (admission included) | € 8Reduced rate: €6. |
Gratis toegang: European Heritage Days
Payment by bank card, cheque, chèques-vacances or cash. Online or phone booking for guided tours. The catalogue of the current exhibition is sold in the shop.
Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk
- Lift
- 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 for motor, mental and hearing disabilities. It has an elevator and toilets.
Kinderen & gezin
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
- Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
Children’s activities during school holidays, by registration, and an educational programme for school groups.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Romorantin gare
Train: SNCF Le Blanc–Argent line, stop Romorantin gare. Bus: line 4 of the Rémi network from Blois, stop at the SNCF station.
Met de auto
Parkeerplaats aanwezig
According to the Blois-Chambord tourist office, there is a car park near the museum.
Service & horeca
- Museumwinkel
Museum shop. Tourist information is available on site, according to the local tourist office.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.
Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja |
|---|---|
| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
| Goed om te weten | Self-guided visits as well as guided tours of the exhibition and collections, booked online or by phone. An educational programme is available for schools and groups. |
