Musée gallo-romain d’Uxellodunum

Over het museum

The museum is housed on the third floor of the Palais de la Raymondie, a large medieval building in the heart of Martel, a former town of the viscounty of Turenne. It was founded in 1931 by the town council, the tourist office and Antoine Laurent-Bruzy, who was then excavating the Fontaine de Loulié at the Puy d’Issolud. The museum was to receive the objects found during these excavations, which closely ties it to the site of Uxellodunum, where Caesar fought the last battle of the Gallic War in 51 BCE.

The collections have grown since then, and the museum has also become a museum of local history. The route has three rooms, devoted to prehistory, to Antiquity, and to the Middle Ages and early modern times, with videos and commentary. Visitors can see knapped flints, arrowheads and objects from the Palaeolithic to the Gallo-Roman period, as well as pieces linked to the history of Martel, such as seals of the town, apothecary jars and objects connected with the salt trade.

A neighboring excavation store holds finds from across the northern Lot and allows archaeologists and researchers to study them. Since 2015 the museum has been opened by the association Les Amis du Musée de la Raymondie, which also organizes exhibitions, lectures and school outreach. The museum holds the Musée de France label.

Hoogtepunten

• Objects from the Battle of Uxellodunum, Caesar’s last fight in Gaul
• Prehistory room with knapped flints and arrowheads
• Permanent exhibition on the dolmens of the northern Lot
• Exhibition “Martel and the Salt Adventure”
• Housed in the medieval Palais de la Raymondie

Vaste collectie

• Martel et l’aventure du sel – Permanent exhibition on the salt trade in Martel since the Middle Ages.
• Les dolmens du nord du Lot – Exhibition of photographs and images on the megalithic past of the northern Lot, the end of the Neolithic and the fragility of this heritage.
• Uxellodunum au Puy d’Issolud – Exhibition on the Battle of Uxellodunum, the last battle of the Gallic War, with panels, photographs and objects from the excavations.

Opgericht

1931

Beheerder

Commune de Martel ; ouverture assurée par l’association Les Amis du Musée de la Raymondie

Bezoekers per jaar

ca. 777

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Payment in cash or by bank or postal check.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk: niet aanwezig
• Lift: geen informatie
• 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

Access is through the tower door at the corner of the central courtyard; the museum is then on the third floor, reached by a spiral staircase. It is not accessible by wheelchair.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour

Puzzle booklets are available on request at reception for children aged 3 to 6 and 7 to 12. The museum is on the third floor and is reached only by stairs.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The palace’s central courtyard can be reached either through the arcade topped by a belfry, opposite the market hall, or through the arcade of the narrow Rue Tournemire.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Small bookshop and gift shop and a play area, according to the regional tourist information.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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