Musée du Pays rabastinois

Over het museum

The museum is housed in the Hôtel de Lafite de Pelleport, an aristocratic residence from the late 17th century listed as a historic monument. A municipal museum, it opened in the mid-1980s and celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2026. Its mission is to preserve and promote the art and craftsmanship of Rabastens and its surroundings.

The archaeology section brings together finds from prehistory to the early Middle Ages, including part of a mosaic from the Gallo-Roman villa of Las Peyras. The museum holds around 150 pieces of glazed earthenware from Giroussens, from the mid-17th to the late 18th century, which it presents as the most important public collection of this production. Carpentry objects, including works by the journeyman carpenter Roger Bellegarde, and furniture complete the route.

Fine arts and decorative arts include paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures by local artists such as Jane Atché, René Bégué and Paul Prouho, as well as haute couture creations. A section of sacred art shows objects from churches in the region, some of which no longer exist.

Hoogtepunten

• Hôtel de Lafite de Pelleport, listed historic monument
• About 150 glazed earthenware pieces from Giroussens
• Gallo-Roman mosaic from the villa of Las Peyras
• Room devoted to the journeyman carpenter Roger Bellegarde
• Works by local artists and haute couture creations by René Bégué
• Sacred art from churches in the region

Vaste collectie

• Archéologie – Finds from prehistory to the early Middle Ages, including part of the mosaic of the Gallo-Roman villa of Las Peyras.
• Faïences vernissées de Giroussens – Around 150 pieces dating from the mid-17th to the late 18th century, presented as the most important public collection of this production.
• Beaux-arts, arts décoratifs et art sacré – Paintings, sculptures, drawings and haute couture by local artists, as well as objects from churches in the region.

Opgericht

1986

Beheerder

Commune de Rabastens

Bezoekers per jaar

ca. 4.850 (2018)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: First Sunday of each month (the guided tour remains €2 per person).

Free admission also for recipients of minimum social benefits, Friends of the museum, primary and secondary school teachers, holders of ICOM, ICOMOS and press cards, and for school visits. Payment by cheque, card or cash.

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

The regional tourism guide states that the building is not suitable for visitors with reduced mobility.

Kinderen & gezin

Free admission for children under 18 and for school visits.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is in the centre of Rabastens, rue Amédée Clausade.

Service & horeca

The museum's website does not mention Wi-Fi for visitors.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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