Musée des Moulages

Over het museum

The museum opened on May 23, 1890, to mark the 600th anniversary of the University of Montpellier. It was meant to preserve and display the study collections used to teach archaeology: plaster casts of sculptures, original ancient objects and a photographic collection. It was first housed in the Palais de l’Université, seat of the Faculty of Letters (faculté des Lettres).

The 1904 purchase of the cast collection of Canon Didelot of Valence broadened the periods covered and added medieval art. The museum followed the faculty’s moves and, in the 1960s, was installed in a building designed for it in the heart of the Paul-Valéry University campus. It was renovated between 2009 and 2015.

The cast collection is listed as a historic monument (monument historique), and today it is the only museum of its kind in France still operating within a university setting. The collections include ancient and medieval casts, original ancient objects and a photographic collection. The museum also organizes exhibitions, lectures and cultural events.

Hoogtepunten

• Plaster casts of ancient sculptures
• Casts of medieval art from the Canon Didelot collection
• Original ancient objects and photographic collection
• Listed collection in a university museum unique in France

Vaste collectie

• Moulages antiques – Plaster casts of ancient sculptures, kept for teaching archaeology and art history.
• Moulages médiévaux – Casts of medieval art, mainly from the Canon Didelot collection purchased in 1904.
• Objets originaux antiques – A few authentic ancient objects, shown alongside the casts and the photographic collection.

Opgericht

1890

Beheerder

Université de Montpellier Paul-Valéry

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Single admission price of €3 for self-guided visits. Free admission also for university staff, recipients of minimum social benefits (minima sociaux) and job seekers with proof, as well as for curators, members of ICOM or ICOMOS, and journalists.

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Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is at the entrance to the Paul-Valéry University campus, route de Mende.

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