MUSEUM OF OLDEN TIMES

Closed in January. High season: open daily from 10am to 8pm. April to June, and September to October: Monday to Saturday, 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 7pm, Sunday 2pm to 7pm (closes at 6pm in February, March, November and December). Free admission for children under 7. Adults: €6.90. Children (aged 8 to 12): €4.50. Reduced price: €5.90. Students: €4.50. Vacation vouchers. Gift store. Elevator.

The Musée des Commerces d'Autrefois (Museum of Old-time Shops) offers an immersion in the past through a reconstruction of early 20th century shops. Located in Rochefort, this museum presents the world of stores and small trades as they existed at the time. Housed in a former warehouse with Eiffel-style architecture, it features an exhibition of over 1,000 m², recreating the atmosphere of the shops of the time. The tour includes life-size stores, thousands of advertising objects and precisely reconstructed settings. The museum retraces an era marked by the emergence of advertising, preceding the rise of supermarkets and mass consumption. A collection of antique objects evokes the atmosphere of grocery stores, pharmacies, cafés and craft workshops of the last century. The spaces are designed to recreate the smells, colors and ambiences characteristic of the period. The Musée des Commerces d'Autrefois offers self-guided and guided tours, as well as educational activities for groups. The museum caters for a wide range of visitors, from history buffs to those curious about our commercial heritage and looking for something different. An outing for all ages.