May 2026

Saturday 23
- 19:00 - 20:00
- 22:00 - 23:00

This event includes accessibility accommodations

Motor impairment

Musée de la clef et de la serrure

114 avenue Barthélémy Dagnan, 83190 Ollioules

Var

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Escape game "The Mystery of Rue Nationale"

Name: Escape game "The Mystery of Rue Nationale"
Start: 2026-05-23T19:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-23T23:00:00+02:00
Location: Musée de la clef et de la serrure

The Museum of the key and the lock welcomes you for an evening full of puzzles...

Saturday 23 May, 19:00, 22:00

Conditions

Limited to 6 groups

This event includes accessibility accommodations

Motor impairment

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The Museum of the key and the lock welcomes you for an evening full of puzzles...
Discover the secret of one of the most mysterious locks in the Museum of the Key and the Lock by plunging into the past to meet the Guardians of Knowledge.
A game of investigation to play with the family from 7 years old
Free - Without reservation

May 2026

Saturday 23
- 19:00 - 20:00
- 22:00 - 23:00

Additionnal information

Manifestation

Nuit Européenne des Musées

About the location

Musée de la clef et de la serrure

114 avenue Barthélémy Dagnan, 83190 Ollioules

Var

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Hosted for ten years by the Groupe de Recherche sur le Patrimoine Ollioulais (GRPO), Marc Hervé’s collection has taken off to the "Musée de la clef et de la serrure" and is now fully displayed at 112 avenue Barthélemy Dagnan. Thanks to the will of the GRPO—presided over by René Gramondi until his death—and with the support of the city, the exhibition, unprecedented in the region, was launched in 2016 at the premises of the association, 1 rue Pierre et Marie Curie. The GRPO volunteers had met Marc Hervé, a passionate person who, for fifty years, collected locks, padlocks and keys kept in his garage and apartment, with the unwavering support of his wife Huguette. Cleidophile and serrurophile recognized, Marc Hervé discovers his vocation in the 1960s, his first piece, acquired in 1962, came from Roman antiquity. He enriches his collection with flea markets, at scrap dealers, then at online auctions. A lock of more than 20 kg bought at the Marseille flea market and restored with a friend was the starting point for a more systematic collection, while at the same time he became a lock seller. Admirer of the work of artisans and Companions—whose "styles" he identifies—Marc Hervé has collected several hundred keys from the 1st century to the present day, as well as locks dating back to the 15th century. Today, some 1,000 pieces are made available to the city for the museum: it remains its owner but they are accessible to the general public. On two exhibition levels, the visitor discovers forged keys, Gothic locks, masterpieces of the Renaissance and refined models of the reigns of Louis XIV and Louis XVI, each object testifying to an era and the know-how of the craftsmen. Marc Hervé has personally restored all the parts, which are in working order, and can talk about them for hours. If you have the chance to visit when he is present, you will be able to share his passion.

Conditions

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This event includes accessibility accommodations

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This event includes accessibility accommodations

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