Saturday 23 May, 20:00

May 2026

Saturday 23
- 20:00 - 21:00

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

Friendly break to discover the new museum of Ollioules

Name: Friendly break to discover the new museum of Ollioules
Start: 2026-05-23T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-23T21:00:00+02:00
Location: Musée de la clef et de la serrure

From 8pm, enjoy a **friendly break with refreshments offered** in the open air, in front of the Museum of the key and the lock, this new Ollioulais museum that invites you to a guided tour ...

Saturday 23 May, 20:00

This event includes accessibility accommodations

Motor impairment

©Mairie d'Ollioules

From 8 p.m., enjoy a friendly break with complimentary refreshments in the open air, in front of the Museum of the key and the lock, this new Ollioulais museum that invites you to a guided tour in the presence of collector Marc Hervé.
In a relaxed way, let yourself be guided through the mysterious hitories of keys and locks...

May 2026

Saturday 23
- 20:00 - 21:00

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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.

May 2026

This event includes accessibility accommodations

Gesellige Pause, um das neue Museum von Ollioules zu entdecken

This event includes accessibility accommodations

Friendly break to discover the new museum of Ollioules

This event includes accessibility accommodations

Pausa conviviale per scoprire il nuovo museo di Ollioules

This event includes accessibility accommodations

Pause conviviale pour découvrir le nouveau musée d'Ollioules

This event includes accessibility accommodations

Pausa agradable para descubrir el nuevo museo de Ollioules

This event includes accessibility accommodations

May 2026