Musée des arts d'Afrique et d'Asie
Museum in Vichy that grew out of a missionaries' collection, devoted to the arts and cultures of Africa and Asia, with exhibitions renewed every year.
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Over het museum
The museum grew out of the Maison du Missionnaire, an association founded in Vichy by the Lazarist priest Henri Watthé to host missionaries who came to take the spa waters. The museum was created with objects collected by the missionaries and with gifts from private individuals. A house called Béthanie, with a chapel, a lecture hall and the museum, was built in 1930, and Father Aroud gave his Asian collections in 1935.
The holdings were assembled between 1922 and 1940 and comprise around 4,000 pieces and natural specimens. Originally, the objects served to show the work of the missionaries and to persuade visitors to support them. Between 2000 and 2002, the museum was refurbished in a former house dating from 1881, which had successively been a hydrotherapy establishment and the water-testing laboratory of Vichy, and it opened its doors on July 2, 2002.
Today, the museum presents new exhibitions every year on the arts of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas. One exhibition also looks at the museum's first installations and offers a critical view of the missionary and colonial context of its collections.
Hoogtepunten
- Art and object collections from Africa and Asia, assembled since 1922
- New exhibitions every year
- Exhibition “Le musée a 100 ans” on the history of the missionary collections
- Free-access art workshops
- The museum is fully accessible, with a lift
Vaste collectie
- Le musée a 100 ans – Exhibition on the museum's first installations and on the missionary and colonial gaze applied to objects from Africa and Asia.
- Opgericht
- 1923
- Bezoekers per jaar
- ca. 5.134
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | € 5 |
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| Met korting | € 3 |
| Kinderen & jongeren | gratisgratis t/m 18 jaar · Free up to age 18. |
| Groepen | € 5 p.p.Guided visit for adult groups: €5 per person for up to 15 people, with a sliding rate from 16 people. Schools and leisure centres: flat fee of €75 per class or group (visit and workshop, 2 hours). Free for teachers from the region and accompanying adults. |
| Guided tour of the exhibitions (Thursdays at 15:00, about 1 hour) | € 6No reservation needed. |
As the museum is neither a national nor a municipal institution, free entry on the first Sunday of the month does not apply.
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 is fully accessible to people with reduced mobility. The gate is just before 16 avenue Thermale; a ramp leads to the museum, which has a lift.
Kinderen & gezin
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
| Toegang kinderen | gratis t/m 18 jaar |
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- Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
- Doe- en voelstations
The museum is suited to family visits, with interpretation points for younger visitors and art workshops open to all. School visits combine discovery of the collections with a workshop.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
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Service & horeca
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Evenementen & zaalverhuur
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Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja · duur ca. 60 min. |
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| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
| Goed om te weten | Guided tours of the exhibitions take place on Thursdays at 15:00 with the head of collections, without reservation. Educational visits for schools include discovery of the collections and an art workshop; reservations at 04 70 97 76 40. |
