Musée Hèbre

Over het museum

The Musée Hèbre occupies the former mansion of the Hèbre de Saint-Clément family, a wealthy merchant family from Rochefort. The town acquired it in 1806. With its 72 rooms, the building served as a school, as offices of the sub-prefecture and as a literary club before being thoroughly remodeled in the 1830s.

The Rochefort fine arts museum was founded in 1864 on the initiative of mayor Eugène Roy-Brie. The painter Alexandre Fiocchi gave up his personal collection, and the State regularly sent works on loan. The museum was built on the encyclopedic model of the time, with painting, natural history and objects from other continents.

The museum closed in 2003 and reopened in 2006 in an entirely new building designed by the architect Pierre-Louis Faloci, who kept only the two 18th-century street façades. The galleries are spread over four levels around a large atrium. The museum now bears the name Musée Hèbre and also houses the town’s heritage department.

The collections range from fine arts to non-European ethnology: orientalist painting and realist landscapes, but also objects brought back from Oceania, Asia and Africa by doctors and naval officers connected to Rochefort. On the first floor, the interpretation center for architecture and heritage displays a plan-relief model of the town made in 1835.

Hoogtepunten

• Plan-relief model of Rochefort dating from 1835
• Collection of Pacific objects brought back by naval doctor Pierre-Adolphe Lesson
• Kanak collection from New Caledonia
• Orientalist paintings and realist landscapes
• Pre-Angkorian statue of Ganesha from the 8th century
• Atrium and architecture by Pierre-Louis Faloci

Vaste collectie

• Beaux-arts et collections extra-européennes – Orientalist and realist paintings, and objects from Oceania, Asia and Africa brought back by explorers connected to Rochefort.
• Centre d’interprétation de l’architecture et du patrimoine – Plan-relief model of Rochefort from 1835 and a route through the town’s history from 1666 to the present, free of charge.
• Collection kanak – Kanak objects from New Caledonia, presented in partnership with the Tjibaou Cultural Center.

Opgericht

1864

Beheerder

Ville de Rochefort

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

The free-visit ticket gives access to the permanent collections and temporary exhibitions. The first floor, with the interpretation center for architecture and heritage, is free for everyone. Proof is required for reduced rates and free admissions; free admission also applies to holders of the Ambassadeur card, ICOM members and journalists. On-site payment by cash, check, bank card, ANCV holiday vouchers and Pass Culture; online payment by bank card only.

Toegankelijkheid

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

The museum holds the “Tourisme et Handicap” label. The reception has an induction loop; a wheelchair and folding seats are lent on request. A tactile model of the town is on the first floor, and easy-to-read booklets are available. Adapted and sensory guided tours are offered to groups by reservation.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Kinderwagenvriendelijk

Admission free up to and including age 18. Free activity booklets are available for children aged 7 to 12, including one on the plan-relief and one on Oceania, and two activity booklets help families discover the town. Some events have a family rate.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Accessible parking spaces for people with disabilities are located near the museum.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel
• Garderobe

Free cloakroom on request at reception; backpacks must be left there. The bookshop is accessible without a ticket. Eating and picnicking are not permitted in the museum.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Voor zover wij weten verhuurt het museum geen ruimtes voor externe evenementen.

The museum cannot be rented for private events.

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