The best museums Lorraine

This municipal museum offers beautiful collections bequeathed in the past by the employers of Mulhouse. It offers a good overview of the history of art, of French painting as well as numerous works by regional artists. The 19th century is the strong point of the collections. Let us not forget the Alsatian artist Jean-Jacques Henner, to whom a room is dedicated. Finally, contemporary creation can be discovered on the second floor, with internationally renowned artists and visual artists from the Mulhouse region. This museum is experiencing an increase in attendance.

Near the Vosges, in one of the most wooded communes of the Meuse is the only museum in the Lorraine horse. It is in the enclosure of a former fort castle, in the upper town of Gondrecourt and which Richelieu ordered Destruction in 1633, that you can discover the different collections. In the proud Round Tower that has remained standing, we are aware of the driving force of the animal, its essential role in the culture of the land, in the army and in the crafts. We discover a multitude of objects devoted to the horse: stirrups, necklaces, jaws, stools of different eras and fers. See also: the work tools of the you-farriers and the bourrelier and the care room. Horse lovers will appreciate.

This city museum, with its admirable exterior, was founded at the end of the nineteenth century on the city walls. It contains 25,000 objects relating to three specific areas: archeology, ornithology and art melting. It presents, among other things, the beautiful Merovingian tombs that have been discovered in the region, completely reconstituted, and artifacts of all kinds, from the Iron Age to Antiquity. See also: Gallo-Roman glassworks, the magnificent collection of some 150 birds, the fossilized skeleton of France's greatest iguanogift or the enchanting iron statue Néréid of the Lescuyer collection. Each will be able to evolve according to the enriched rooms of the latest acquisitions and restored works. Once again, you can admire Hector Guimard's achievements and learn more about this haute marnese art. On the façade, Jacques Perreaut's Fortifications sculpture represents the old strong square of the sixteenth century. Unfortunately, it is regrettable that timetables are increasingly restricted.

Petitcollin, the last French factory of bathers, poupons and traditional dolls, offers the visit of its workshops. Opened around 1860, the workshop continues to make small friends complicit in children. The company Petitcollin reveals to the public its techniques and secrets of centuries-old manufacturing. In this way, you can live on the birth of babies and Poupées dolls, from the work of raw material to the finished product through all the phases of creation (face, hair and dressing). Finally, a museum area dedicated to the Maison house is accessible within the cultural space of the community of tin land. Thanks to a thematic course conducted through loans from private collectors and with the valuable help of the company, one can (re) discover the whole history of the brand and that of many models that have made and still shine the eyes of the children. A film summarizes the history of the brand and its know-how.

Holiday centre! Opened on September 13th, 2012, Espace Châlons Ville d'art et d'hisoire itself proposes, as the first step, to make you discover the city. A permanent exhibition is held here a stone's throw from the centre, on the second floor of the Maison du Patrimoine et de l'Architecture, using the most modern means to discover the history of Châlons until today. In the first area, visitors start the film by standing close to the screen: in ten minutes, they get a clear and general idean of the city's history... A geographical marker locates the elements that you choose on a map and allows you to draw your own itinerary. For children, a "material library" presents various building materials (chalk, cobwebs) and an interactive tablet offers games (puzzle, memory) around the elements of the heritage.

This museum is located in the old Vidamé de Châlons, a charming home with a portal of 1625. It is the residence of the Garinet that is reinstalled here, in the same way. In the last century, the widow of Jules Garinet bequeathed to the city the collections of art objects and curiosities of her husband and their furniture. We also admire numerous paintings from the 99 th century in the th century, as well as models of churches and cathedrals of France, works by Dr Mohen. Read: plan to arrive early in winter, because the first floor room does not have a lighting system…

Here, with 30,000 bottles year-round, we can claim to be specialists. The Hotte family (a name predestined to the country of Othe!) perpetuates tradition and preserves the remains of over 300 presses, which a time scattered the region. The décor is like the product: wooden grinding is a counter. The visit is free for the individual and guided for the groups, not to mention that Corinne and Gérard, the owners, are very available. They're having fun themselves with their old tools, and in September or October, it's the 17 th rush that's going to happen in the old, old-fashioned. Here, ciders and juice are 100% organic and based on local apple varieties exclusively. Special mention for organic apple juice silver medal 2018.

No question of remaining safely! Behind Notre-Dame-en-Vaux, this museum brings together the remains of the medieval cloister built in 1170 by the canons of the college. The site was demolished in 1759 and 1766, leaving room for other constructions, which réutilisèrent stones carved into their foundations. In recent demolitions, fortuitous discoveries called for more systematic excavations. Thus, the cloister was partially returned to the surface and recollé. It was in 1978 that the museum was inaugurated. A reconstituted serving of tiers allows to admire the statues-columns and the quality of the sculptures. So we can imagine the splendour of this work of art. To visit it, no single ticket but a pass giving access to three museums.

Here, in Place des Buttes, Lucien and Huguette Cordier set out a collection of antique sewing machines. An exhibition that recounts the history of this tool, which will pass through time. More than two hundred models to discover from 1850 to 1980, of all brands. A surprising museum, which brings us back to memories and tells us about the history of the sewing machine and the housewife who used it.