Musée du cartonnage et de l'imprimerie

Over het museum

The Musée du Cartonnage et de l’Imprimerie, founded in 1991, is devoted to an activity that made Valréas famous and is sometimes called the French capital of cardboard boxes. It is housed in a former shop at the south-western entrance to the town and belongs to the Vaucluse Department.

The route traces the manufacturing and printing techniques of the cardboard box from the mid-19th century to today. It features, for example, the “draft boxes” (boîtes à courant d’air) invented by Ferdinand Revoul for transporting silkworm eggs, as well as boxes for perfumery, pharmacy, jewelry and confectionery.

Visitors can also see a reconstructed workshop, cardboard and printing machines, and graphic collections: lithographic labels, posters, advertising calendars, sales representatives’ cards and company archives. Most of the collections date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when this industry reached worldwide fame. The museum also organizes temporary exhibitions.

Hoogtepunten

• History of the cardboard box in Valréas since the mid-19th century
• Draft boxes for silkworm eggs
• Boxes for perfumery, pharmacy, jewelry and confectionery
• Reconstructed workshop and cardboard and printing machines
• Lithographic labels, posters and advertising calendars

Vaste collectie

• Histoire du cartonnage et de l’imprimerie à Valréas – Route on the manufacture and printing of the cardboard box, with machines, a reconstructed workshop and graphic collections.

Opgericht

1991

Beheerder

Département de Vaucluse

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: First Sunday of each month, from April to October.

Free admission for residents of Vaucluse (with proof of address), job seekers and holders of a disability card. Payment by card, check, cash or contactless.

Toegankelijkheid

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

The tourism listing mentions children’s activities and craft workshops. Family package for an adult with a young person under 18.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is at the south-western entrance to the centre of Valréas, at the start of the road to Visan.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel
• Wifi

Wi-Fi is listed among the services in the regional tourism office’s listing. Animals are not allowed.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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