Musée Mandet

Over het museum

The museum occupies the Hôtel Dufraisse, a mansion built of Volvic stone in 1707 for a family of Riom notables. The City of Riom bought it in 1866 to create a museum, which opened on December 23, 1866. Francisque Mandet, a councillor at the court of appeal, was its first director, and the museum took his name after his death in 1885.

Between 1869 and 1877, the Riom decorative painter Alphonse Cornet painted the ceilings of the Antiques cabinet, the vestibule and the grand staircase. In 1928, the politician Étienne Clémentel became curator and secured major loans from the State for the museum. In 1957, the hotel's third floor, which had housed a girls' secondary school, was added to the museum and hosts 20th-century paintings.

In 1983, the museum expanded into the neighbouring Hôtel Desaix, which presents an important gift of decorative arts from a Riom couple. In 2011, the honour court was re-paved and a design department, featuring goldsmiths' work and ceramics, opened in the west wing.

Today the museum holds about 14,000 works, from antiquity to the present day: medieval sculptures, 17th- and 18th-century paintings, furniture and decorative arts, 19th- and 20th-century painting, as well as contemporary design. In 2026, a programme to repair the roofs and façades was launched, and the permanent collections display is being redesigned.

Hoogtepunten

• Two 18th-century mansions, Dufraisse and Desaix
• Painted ceilings by Alphonse Cornet in the vestibule and grand staircase
• Collections from antiquity to the 20th century, including 17th- and 18th-century paintings
• Design department with contemporary goldsmiths' work and ceramics
• Touch displays around several major works

Vaste collectie

• Collections permanentes, de l'Antiquité à nos jours – The circuit features medieval sculptures, 17th- and 18th-century paintings, decorative arts, and 19th- and 20th-century paintings; the display is currently being reworked.
• Département de design – In the west wing of the honour court, a section presents contemporary design in goldsmiths' work and ceramics.

Opgericht

1866

Beheerder

Communauté d'agglomération Riom Limagne et Volcans

Bezoekers per jaar

ca. 21.745

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Admission is also free with the Passeport patrimoine, for professionals holding an ICOM or ICOMOS card, licensed guides, the press, members of the Amis des musées de Riom association and teachers preparing a visit.

Toegankelijkheid

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

Only the first floor of the Hôtel Dufraisse, devoted to temporary exhibitions, is wheelchair accessible; enter through the door on the right of the honour court after alerting reception by intercom. An induction loop is available at reception, signage is also in Braille, and several major works have tactile displays. The Handivisites app offers, free of charge, a visit in French Sign Language and an audio-described visit of the Hôtel Dufraisse. An easy-read French visit aid is available at reception. Animals are not allowed, except guide dogs.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

The museum offers a treasure hunt and an escape game, “Le mystère de la crypte”, for families or friends to play around the medieval collections, by reservation. A catalogue of offers is available for schools.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Mainline rail links from Clermont-Ferrand; Clermont-Ferrand airport is 20 km away. Electric car charging points are nearby.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

The museum has a shop.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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