The best museums Eure-Et-Loir

A motor and industrial heritage bringing together everything that is rolling on is presented in this museum. Enthusiasts discover motor vehicles in all their forms of body from 1910 to 1965, the cycles from 1885 to 1940 and the old garage area that will seduce more than one mechanical lover. 30 vehicles are exposed, the oldest dating from the late th century. You will also see motorcycles, bikes and toys, for the pleasure of children and the greatest!

The aqueduct of Maintenon is the last stretch of the gigantic canal Louis XIV wanted to build to divert the waters from the Eure to the fountains of Versailles. The remains still visible in the department, from Pontgouin and until this crossing of the valley of the Eure give an idea of the impressive size of this construction which will finally never be put into service. The aqueduct is about 30 metres high and surges over water over 950 metres.

Recently restored, the castle of Senonches now houses a museum space that celebrates its natural heritage: forest. The state forest of Senonches now covers 4 287 ha. It is the most important of the Eure-et-Loir, the Regional Nature Park of the Perche and one of the largest in France. In a modern and interactive course, you are aware of the forest ecosystem before discovering all the riches of the senonchoise forest. Through its history, you discover both the lives of these men and women who lived and lived it. Understanding the forest will raise awareness of the challenges in which it is now and for tomorrow: sustainable development.

Everything, everything, you will know everything… on the history of Saint Denis of Authou. The permanent exhibition exhibits archival documents, photographs and old objects. The museum contains a collection of sacerdotal clothing.

The museum reconstituted an interior percheron from the end of the century, amateurs of popular tradition will be filled, and wealth of heritage is thus represented.

This is where the data and archaeological treasures of the city are preserved… Here you will also find regularly proposed exhibitions designed for small and large, to better understand the challenges inherent in archaeological excavations. Entertaining workshops are organised for children, who are thus engaged in search techniques (places being limited, it is recommended to book). Adults will not be at rest because it should be known that the Archaeology Service invites the public to visit the excavation sites in the city, particularly on the occasion of the night of the museums (May), days of archaeology (May also) and Heritage days (September). For example, you can take the hidden secrets of the Porte Guillaume…

It is not the Museum of the Parisian Jardin des Plantes, far from it… but nevertheless, this small museum offers you to discover more than 200 specimens of birds and small mammals, as well as important collections of geology and prehistory, not to mention insects from all over the world. Thus, they are discussed during the tour and showcases of zoology, entomology, geology, prehistory, paleontology (with discoveries from excavations in Saint-Prest) and finally, mineralogy. Often, thematic conferences open to the public are organized on Tuesday evening. Finally, the Museum makes its collections available to researchers who request it.

In the village, the school museum re a class of the beginning of the century. School documents and written testimonies from former students complete a history of the school in France. Encriers, feathers and porte, a black table where the day's morality is recorded, small benches of wooden schoolchildren, the wood stove at the bottom of the class, berets and the vareuses of children, everything contributes to recreating an atmosphere of the beginning of the th century.

Photos and surrounding school classes allow the people of the Cru to recognize themselves. A permanent exhibition animates the summer season. And you can also discover inside Emigration farm, the universe of Unverre's little pupil.

Only a few metres separate the painting museum of Charpont, located behind the town hall and inaugurated in 1974, the Arts Alley. This proximity owes nothing at random since this street name was chosen to preserve the memory of the first painters who settled in this village of the valley of the Eure. The majority of the works attached in the two small galleries of the museum - one of them served as a municipal council hall - come from these artists attracted to the calm of the countryside. Among them, fans will recognize Bonnet, Caucaunier, or Polat.

Located in the heart of Dreux, Hotel Montulé is a venue for temporary exhibitions. Many artists are revealed by their sculptures or paintings. From June 29 th to September 2nd, you will be able to discover Laurent Berman drawings and Models on the theme "Art in the City". This building, built at the end of the th century, also offers various courses including drawing, pottery, sculpture, engraving or stained glass.

Not far from the town centre of Dreux, the Museum des Vignerons et Artisans Drouais makes us a wine-making company. From the cellars to the attic by the museum, the stable or the gardens, you will discover the old agricultural and craft practices of the th century in the th century. An introduction to wine-growing and wine oenology as well as a wine tasting and a sale of products will also be offered. Above the street, walks in the vineyards are possible to discover a well-known heritage.

For all Lovers of old vehicles, the Retro Mobile Club Drouais invites you to discover its collection. Between 1980 th century cycles, motorcycles and cars in the first half of the th century, this museum, founded in, offers several reconstructions, including an ancient toy area and a car garage that will seduce small and large. Enthusiasts discover motor vehicles in all their forms from 1910 to 1965, cycles from 1885 to 1940.