Musée départemental de Préhistoire d'Île-de-France

Over het museum

The decision to create the museum was taken in 1972 on the initiative of the archaeologist Michel Brézillon, with the support of Étienne Dailly, then president of the Seine-et-Marne General Council. The museum opened to the public in Nemours on January 10, 1981.

The building was designed by the architect Roland Simounet following a competition; work began in 1977. Outside Paris, it was the first museum of this type to be built entirely from scratch. It is organised around patios and inner gardens, in a six-hectare wooded park.

The collections combine older holdings and finds from more recent excavations, notably those of the Pincevent site directed by André Leroi-Gourhan. The collecting area covers the Paris region and the Paris Basin.

The route follows four major chronological stages, from early prehistory to the Metal Ages. Each stage comprises two rooms and an inner garden evoking the landscape of the period. The museum is a facility of the Seine-et-Marne department.

Hoogtepunten

• Reindeer hunters’ camp from Pincevent
• Tufa of La Celle, an exceptional geological heritage
• Flint tools knapped by the Magdalenians of Étiolles
• Village of Noyen-sur-Seine and Carolingian boat
• Chronological route in four stages with inner gardens
• Contemporary architecture by Roland Simounet in a six-hectare park

Vaste collectie

• Collections permanentes – Room-by-room route in four major stages, from early prehistory to the Metal Ages, with the excavations of Pincevent, Étiolles and Noyen-sur-Seine.

Opgericht

1981

Beheerder

Département de Seine-et-Marne

Bezoekers per jaar

ca. 34.253

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Free admission also for recipients of minimum social benefits, job seekers and war victims. The Balad’Pass 77 card, reserved for residents of Seine-et-Marne, gives free entry when at least one full-price ticket is bought. A combined ticket with the Château-musée de Nemours is also offered.

Toegankelijkheid

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

The permanent collections and the temporary exhibition room are accessible via ramps; some slopes exceed 6% and may require assistance. A reserved parking space is located on Avenue Étienne Dailly near the park entrance, and a tarmac path leads to the entrance. Induction loop at reception, film in room 4 with subtitles, tactile discovery device for visually impaired visitors.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Verschoonruimte

The main route is richly illustrated and designed for young visitors, with life-size silhouettes and skull casts. The museum offers family activities, workshops for leisure centres (ages 5–6, 7–12 and 13–17) and the “Préhisto’jeux” games. Changing table in the accessible toilets.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

By car from Paris (about 80 km): A6 towards Lyon, exit 16 Montereau-Fault-Yonne/Nemours. From Fontainebleau or Montargis: D607.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Museum shop with exhibition catalogues and archaeological publications.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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