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COMPANIONSHIP MUSEUM

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8, rue Nationale, 37000Tours, France Show on map

02.47.21.62.20

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2025

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2025

Discover nearly 400 companion masterpieces on a breathtaking journey.

Classified as a Musée de France, this unique museum is well worth a visit. Opened in 1968 at the instigation of Roger Lecotté, a curator at the Bibliothèque Nationale and a specialist in Compagnonnage, it is in fact an extension of the original "musée compagnonnique", which had existed since September 1911 on Place Anatole France. Housed in the former Saint-Julien Abbey, you'll discover some exceptional collections: prestigious masterpieces by ^19th-century Compagnons carpenters, joiners and roofers, Compagnons attributes, paintings, tools and archives. Some thirty trades are represented. Here, we enter the heart of the traditions, rites and symbols of the Compagnons du tour de France, from their origins to the present day. A fine museum dedicated to an institution that is still very much alive, particularly in Touraine. A visit to an unusual world that will also appeal to younger visitors: regular events, themed exhibitions and activities for children make this place dynamic and attractive. The models of the Compagnons' apprenticeships leave you breathless with detail and meticulousness. And let's not forget that the Compagnonnage aims not only to provide its members with professional development, but also to educate them, inculcating values, know-how, gestures, mutual aid and a sense of meaning in their lives. Quite a philosophy for this elite group of craftsmen. A fine moral for this exceptional place!

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