Musée du vélo Michel-Grézaud

Over het museum

The museum owes its existence to Michel Grézaud, a butcher from Tournus and a passionate cycling enthusiast. From the 1950s he restored an old milk-delivery tricycle and then a penny-farthing (grand-bi) he had found in the attic. He went on tirelessly seeking out and restoring old machines until he had gathered nearly 200 bicycles and more than 7,000 cycling-related parts.

Together with his wife Josette, he first opened a bicycle museum in Cormatin, which operated from 1997 to 2007 before closing for lack of local support. The collection then spent three years in a garage. In 2009 the Town of Tournus and an association of cycling enthusiasts joined forces to give it a new display venue in the town's former starch factory.

Since June 2010 the collection has been shown across three rooms covering about 600 m². Michel Grézaud died before that reopening; the museum now bears his name. It is run by a team of volunteers, in partnership with the collector's family, who own the pieces, and with the Town of Tournus, which owns the premises.

Hoogtepunten

• Nearly 200 bicycles across about 600 m² in three rooms
• Draisines, penny-farthings (grands-bis), Michaux bicycles and early chain-driven bikes
• Unusual machines: carbon hour-record bike, Levocyclette, bike with a built-in pump
• Utility bikes (tricycle, taxi, milk delivery) and children's bikes
• Unusual bikes to try out in the courtyard after your visit

Vaste collectie

• Collection permanente : l'histoire du vélo – Nearly 200 bicycles and hundreds of objects and accessories trace the history of the bicycle, from the draisine to modern racing machines, across three rooms.

Opgericht

2010

Beheerder

Association du Musée du vélo de Tournus

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Prices for self-guided visits. A supporting membership of the association is offered from €10.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk: geen informatie
• 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 museum states that it can welcome most visitors with disabilities, without detailing the facilities. A dedicated page covers wheelchair access and parking.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Doe- en voelstations

A corner with children's bikes in the exhibition; unusual bikes to try out in the courtyard, much loved by children and adults alike.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is at the southern entrance to Tournus, on the D906, in the Pas-Fleury business park. For cyclists on the Voie Bleue: from the Quai du Midi (coming from Chalon-sur-Saône) or the Quai de Saône (coming from Mâcon), take the rue de Saône for 50 meters; the museum is opposite, at the junction with the D906 (take care when crossing). Bikes enter through the small gate (portillon).

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Shop with a themed bookshop, miniature bikes, postcards and magnets. A snack bar (buvette) is listed on the homepage.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur

On an exceptional basis, the museum offers rooms for a reception or seminar on request, as well as events with bike test rides.

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