Prehistory, Archeology
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Jacobins museum, Auch, 32000
Musee des
Jacobins |
Several
collections
including precolombian art, and arts and costume of the region.
Closed for lunch and Jan. Open daily May to Sep
10am to
6pm. Open Oct to Apr 10am to 5pm and closed on Tue
and bank
hols during these months. |
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Archeological museum, Eauze, 32800
Le
Tresor |
Roman
coins and
jewellery. Closed for lunch and Tue, first weekend in Jly,
all
Jan. Open 10am to 6pm. Oct to Dec, Feb to
May closed
ams. Review |
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| Archeological museum, Lectoure, 32700 |
Altars
of the pagan 'tauro' cult among Roman and medieval artefacts.
Closed for lunch and Tuesdays and bank hols, open 10am to 6pm |
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Archeological museum, Luzech, 46140
Musee
Armand-Vire |
Early
local artefacts
and models of mills from around the world. For opening times
check out their website or ring 0565201727 |
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| Gallo-Roman museum, Martel, 46600 |
Includes
collection of apothecary jars, maps and seneschal seals. Ring
for opening hours 0565373003 |
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| Peche
Merle caves, Cabrerets, 46330 |
The
museum complements the tour of the caves and their paintings.
For details see Days Out |
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| Writing
and Egyptology museum, Figeac, 46100 |
This
is the birthplace of Champollion who deciphered Egyptian heiroglyphs.
For details see Days Out |
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Battle
of Uxellodunum museum, Vayrac, 46110
Museum
d'Uxellodunum |
Artefacts
and arrow heads from this battle of 51BC. Closed for lunch
and Mon. Open Jly and Aug 10am to 6.30pm |
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Archeological museum, Martres Tolosane, 31220
Musee
Martres |
Some
original and many copies of antique sculptures uncovered at the
Villa Chiragan. Closed for lunch, and Sun from Sep to Jun,
also 25
Dec, 1 Jan, 1 May. Otherwise open daily 9.30 to 5.30pm |
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| Archeological museum, Saint Bertrand de Comminges, 31510 |
Artefacts
from the
excavation of the ancient administrative centre of Convenes.
Closed Jan. Open daily 10am to 6pm inc thro lunch. |
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Local crafts, agriculture, daily life
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Cork museum, Mezin, 47170
Musee
du liege |
100
years of cork
making..there's more to it than you might think. Closed for lunch and
every Monday and bank hols exc 14 Jly and 15 Aug. Open July,
Aug
10 to 6.30pm. Sep closed Sun am. Oct and Apr to June afternoons only.
4€, free for kids. |
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| Plum museum, ferme Berino-Martinet, Granges sur Lot, 47320 Lafitte sur Lot |
More
perhaps than you ever wanted to know about the noble plum and its
100 year history in this region. Apart from displays there is
a 20
minute(!!) film, and, of course, a shop. Picnic space by the
river.
Maize maze (ho ho) open Jly thro Sep with late night torch
trail at
8.30pm every Mon and Thu in Jly and Aug. Museum and maze open
daily
from 9 to 6.30 pm, closed for lunch and Sunday mornings. 0553840069 |
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Armagnac museum, Condom 32100.
Musee
de l'Armagnac |
Techniques
of spirit
making and agricultural paintings from the 19th century. Closed
for lunch and Mon, Tue, bank hols, all Jan. Open Apr to Oct
10am
to 6pm. Nov to Mch closed ams. |
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| Bell museum, L'Isle Jourdain, 32600 |
Traces
the manufacture of many types of bell. Closed for lunch and
Tuesdays and bank hols. Open 10am to 5.30pm |
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Agricultural museum, Cuzals, Sauliac sue Cele, 46330
Musee
departemental |
Open
air, 30 hectares of rural and agricultural history. |
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Ethnographic museum, Figeac, 46100
Musee du
Vieux Figeac |
Ethnographic
collections, fossils, carved stone. Closed for lunch and Mon.
Open 10am to 6.30pm |
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| Daily
life in 1800 museum, Labastide Murat, 46240 |
A
kitchen and inn as they were in 1800. Closed Tue.
Open Jly to Sep. For times try the mairie 0565311150 |
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| No Topic museum, rue E. Zola, Cahors, 46000 |
Unhelpfully
but
romantically described as 'bridging the gap between the past and the
present, its collections, its exhibitions...'oh well, I think you'll
just have to go and see. If someone would write a review on
what
is actually there it would be useful for the site. Closed Tue
and
Sun mornings, 25 Dec, 1 Jan, 1 May. Open 11am to 6pm. |
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Toy museum, Souillac, 46200.
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The
largest collection of
mechanical toys in Europe. Opening hours probably more
complicated than the mechanisms of the toys themselves but
basically open Jly Aug daily 10am to 7pm (thro lunch too) with lunch
closure June Sep and shorter hours plus Mon Tue closure other months.
Details from 0565370707 |
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Folk
arts museum, Grisolles, 82170
Musee
Calbret |
Textiles,
broom making and
facets of everyday peasant life of the region. Closed for lunch
and Mondays, bank hols. Open daily 2pm to 5pm and
also 10am
to noon Wed and Sun. |
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Folk
arts museum, Saint Antonin Noble Val, 82140
Musee
municipal |
Local
traditional life
plus a variety of archeolgical remains, fossils etc. Closed for
lunch and Tue. Open Jly, Aug 10am to 6pm. Other
months by
appointment 0563682352. |
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Local
history museum, Bagneres de Luchon, 31110
Musee du
Pays |
The
history of climbing
and life in the Pyrenees and of the spa towns. Closed for
lunch
and bank hols. Open daily 9am to 6pm |
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| Military museum, 'Malherbe" Brugnens near Florence 32500 |
Military
uniforms, arms
and transport from both world wars. Open all year but you
have to
ring up first 0562066206 or 0562061451 |
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Natural history
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| Natural
history museum, Marciac, 32230 |
The
fauna and flora of the Gers. Closed for lunch. Open Mon to
Fri 9am to 5pm |
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| Naural
history museum, Montauban, 82000 |
Stuffed
birds plus fossils
plus a meteorite which landed locally. Closed for lunch and
bank
hols and Mon. Open 10am to 6pm exc Sun which is afternoon
from
2pm only. |
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Fine art, sculpture, studio crafts
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| Baroque chapel, La Chapelle nr Marsac 82120 |
Surely
the prettiest and
most unlikely church in the region. Has a summer season of Sunday
concerts in a tiny baroque chapel perched
on the top of a hill. Don't be late, these concerts are
always
packed. Free but please give a donation as you leave. Visits
April to June 2-6pm, July to Aug also open 10 to 12 noon. |
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| Pottery museum, Auvillar, 82340 |
18th
and 19th century
domestic earthenwares. Open May to Oct daily exc Tue, 3pm to
6.30pm. Other months open weekends only, 2.30 to 5.30pm |
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Porcelain museum, Saint Gaudens, 31800
Musee
de Saint Gaudens |
Valentine
porcelain from the early 19th century. Closed for lunch and
Tue. Open May to Sep, 9am to 6pm. |
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| Furniture,
ceramics and costume museum, Moissac, 82200 |
Regional
items from 17th
to 19th century. Closed for lunch and Mon. Open Jly
Aug
10am to 7pm, other months 10am to 5pm. Closed all of Jan. |
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| Art gallery, Mirande, 32300 |
Paintings
from 15th to
19th century plus ceramics of the region. Closed for lunch
and
Sun and bank hols. Open 10am to 6pm. |
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| Abbaye
de Flaran, Valence sur Baise, 32310 |
Cistercian
Abbey housing
the conservation department and exhibitions. Closed for lunch exc
during Jly and Aug, and closed Jan. Open 9.30 to 6pm. |
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| Art gallery, Rocamadour, 46500 |
Sacred
art linked to the
pilgrimages from the 12th century to the present day. Open
April
to Oct, closed for lunch noon to 1pm. |
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| Ingres
museum, Montauban, 82000 |
For
details see Days Out |
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| Beaux
Arts, Toulouse |
For
this and other museums in Toulouse see Days
Out |
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| Abattoirs
modern art gallery, Toulouse |
For
this and other art galleries in Toulouse see Days
Out |
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Gallery of naive art
Chateau d'Ensoules, 32100 Berault
MAN |
A small private museum displaying
paintings in the naive or folkart style (think Beryl Cooke and her
rotund ladies on the bowling green). Closed Tue and Wed,
otherwise open daily (winter) 10am to 5pm, (summer, May to Oct) stays
open till 7pm. Between Condom and St Puy in the Gers.
5€. |
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Art gallery, Chateau de Lavardens, 32360 Gers
Lavardens |
Regular programme of large, long-stay
exhibitions in this impeccably restored medieval chateau in a pretty
village Closed 15 Jan to 15 feb, otherwise open daily 10am to
8pm. See What's On |
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