Let yourself be transported in the secret world of a precious metal: gold!

Name: Let yourself be transported in the secret world of a precious metal: gold!
Start: 2022-09-16T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Maison de l'Or en Limousin

Discover 2500 years of gold history in Limousin, from the Gauls to the present day.

16 - 18 September 2022Passed

Conditions

Free. Free entrance.

©Chalard Initiatives

The gold rush near you! The Maison de l'Or in the Limousin, invites you to dive into an epic 2500 years of gold discovery in the region. In the corner «Gaulish discovery» you will observe the crushing of the ore on Gaulish grinding tables. Children will participate in the Little Gaul game, a fun way to share the visit. On arrival, a surprise gift! You can then initiate yourself to the Gaulish minting of money in family (1€).
The Maison de l'or accessible to all offers mediation tools and adapted guided tours: sign language presentation film (LSF), magnetic loops for the guided tour, Braille and FALC tour booklets, relief boards and contrasting colours, audio-description tour, guided tour adapted for the blind and people with mental disabilities
You can then discover the medieval village of Chalard, its church and its cemetery of monks or picnic by the river. A beautiful day in nature!

About the location

Maison de l'Or en Limousin

Rue du Paladas, 87500 Le Chalard

Haute-Vienne
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

The epic poem of the extraction of the gold in Limousin: a natural heritage and industrialist to discover! Material(Equipment) of the appearance(mine), old(former) objects, photos, panels(signs) and geological samples transport you across 2500 years of history(story), Celts and Gaul in our days. You will discover the secret world of this precious metal: geology, evolution of its exploitation(operation) in the region of Chalard, technologies of treatment(processing), places in our economy.