FONTENAY-LE-COMTE MUSEUM
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Museum housed in the former presbytery of Notre-Dame church, with permanent collections and exhibitions
MUSEUM CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR RENOVATION.
The museum was founded in 1875 with a bequest from Eugène de Mouillebert. In 1922, Émile Boutin was appointed curator-collector. An archaeologist and architect (libraries, Banque de France), he left his mark on 20th-century Fontenay-le-Comte. Since 1924, the museum has been housed in the former presbytery of Notre-Dame church. It comprises permanent collections and temporary exhibitions. The first floor is devoted to Antiquity. The Gallo-Roman room features a remarkable collection of Gallo-Roman glassware and a monumental sarcophagus dating from the 2nd century AD. On the second floor, the museum presents the customs and traditions of the Sud-Vendée region, from the 19th to the early 20th century: furniture, headdresses, companionship and the economic activities of the time. The second floor features a model of the town at the beginning of the 18th century (before the major urban development works), and a fine arts room with works by 19th and 20th century Vendée artists such as Charles Milcendeau, Paul Baudry, Jean and Joël Martel, Emile Lahner and Jean Chevolleau, as well as temporary exhibitions.
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