Musée du Vitrail

Over het museum

The Musée du Vitrail was set up in 1988 in the extension of the Saint-Martin church in Curzay-sur-Vonne, a project born from the encounter between the municipality and a workshop of master glassmakers. It was first run by an association, then by the Communauté de communes du Pays Mélusin from 2009, and since 2017 by the Communauté urbaine Grand Poitiers.

The museum is one of the few institutions in France devoted entirely to stained glass. It presents this art in its historical, artistic and technical dimensions and highlights contemporary creation. The permanent display on the first floor includes an introduction to the techniques, a 19th-century room, an Art Nouveau space and a contemporary space.

The second floor is reserved for temporary exhibitions. An educational workshop offers classes and courses on glass and stained glass.

Hoogtepunten

• Permanent display from the Middle Ages to contemporary creation
• 19th-century and Art Nouveau stained glass
• Educational workshop with glass-gluing activities
• Museum in the extension of a listed church

Vaste collectie

• Parcours permanent – Introduction to the techniques, 19th-century room, Art Nouveau space and contemporary space on the first floor.

Opgericht

1988

Beheerder

Grand Poitiers Communauté urbaine

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: Last Sunday of the month

The ticket includes the permanent display with audio guide, a visit to the educational workshop and a guided tour of the temporary exhibition at 15:30. Free admission under certain conditions also applies to recipients of minimum social benefits (minima sociaux), members of the Maison des artistes, museum staff and tour guides. The price page also lists Saturdays among the conditions for the reduced rate. An adult glass-gluing or glass-cutting workshop entitles participants to a museum visit for €4.50 on the same day.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The permanent display is on the first floor. The second floor, which houses the temporary exhibitions, can only be reached by stairs, but a film about the exhibition is offered to visitors with reduced mobility. Animals are not allowed, except guide dogs.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour

A children’s audio guide is included in the ticket. The workshop offers glass-gluing sessions for children aged 3 and up, accompanied by an adult (reservation required), and the museum runs activities for children during school holidays.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Shop with glass objects, stained-glass jewellery and souvenirs, free entry. A drinking fountain is available in the workshop; the museum is not air-conditioned.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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