Museum of Arts and Popular Traditions Rene Bauberot
Limousin
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 The Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions is located in a Benedictine priory built in the 14th century. You will be able to see in its 17 rooms: - Archaeological collections, - An ethnographic collection of the Limousin, - Temporary exhibition (from March the 30th to November the 15th, 2013) "Migrant workers in the Lower Walk from 1848 to 1914" The rooms provided by the museum are devoted to : - Fashion in 1900 with Empire dresses, clothing of the bourgeoisie and a seamstress shop, - The craft trades such as sawyer, shoemaker, carpenter, cooper, weaver, but also with a presentaton of the evolution of cameras, - The daily life on a farm in 1900 with a collection of toys from this period, and also: - Prehistory, with a chronological presentation of the tools of our ancestors, - Archaeology in two rooms with objects from the Gallo-Roman period as well as objects from the Middle Ages.  Place de l’Eglise Saint-Thyrse 87290 Chateauponsac To join Chateauponsac from Limoges, take the D27 to the North towards Bessines-sur-Gartempe. Cross Bessines then continue on the D220, through the Cross of Breuil and then reach Chateauponsac. N 46°08'05'', E 01°16'37'' Click here to see the route (on a new tab)  |
 From October the 1st, the museum is open on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 14:00 to 18:00. It is open daily from 14:00 to 18:00 during school holidays (all school areas) and during public holidays. Disclaimer : The management team of the destination has the possibility to change the opening days and hours without prior communication.  The museum also offers a web page via media cards and worksheets for teachers. You can access this page by clicking here. It allows you also to give access to specific books for researchers. |