Free visit of the museum, exhibitions and its conservatory garden

Name: Free visit of the museum, exhibitions and its conservatory garden
Start: 2023-09-16T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Musée du Revermont

On the occasion of the 40th European Heritage Days, the museum opens its doors to the public for free access. Take advantage of this annual event to discover the temporary exhibition …

16 and 17 September 2023Passed

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On the occasion of the 40th European Heritage Days, the museum opens its doors to the public for free access. Take advantage of this annual meeting to discover the temporary exhibition dedicated to herbaria, the permanent collections, the vegetable garden-orchard and enjoy the various activities offered during the weekend:

Creative and writing workshop,
demonstration of insect drawings,
conference on biodiversity,
"vertebrate" and "invertebrate" workshops to do as a family,
meeting with the Revermont boilers...

About the location

Musée du Revermont

40 rue Principale, 01370 Cuisiat, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Ain
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Installed(Settled) in the old(former) city council-school of the village, the museum suggests discovering Revermont, in the past earth of vineyards(vines) and earth of clay for the famous earthenware of Meillonnas. In the museum, the schoolroom of the boys was reconstructed in situ. Skip behind an office(desk), close eyes a few moments and dive in the school at the time of Jules Ferry. Many photos of class in Revermont from 1885 till 1939 are available for consultation on the first floor, towards the room of toys. Integral part and feature of the museum, protective kitchen garden and orchard highlight more than 650 sorts(species) local, curious or forgotten by plants. The public participle also in this preservation of the old(former) varieties by exchanges of seeds and of experiences(experiments) of bringing under cultivation. By travelling(browsing) the garden, take the measure of the double ambition of the museum: satisfy pleasure and curiosity while contributing to the conservation of sorts(species) and of cultivated biodiversity.