Museum
in Le Puy-en-Velay

Musée Crozatier

A stone's throw from the town centre, in the heart of a centuries-old garden, discover the surprising and varied collections of the Crozatier museum. A place for the whole family combining tradition and modernity.
The Crozatier museum is 4 museums in 1: archaeology, Velay crafts, fine arts and science. Come and admire rare and moving works, understand the landscapes marked by volcanism, measure yourself against centuries and millennia to share emotions with your family. Films, games, models, accessible to all, allow learning while having fun to take a different look at the collections.
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A stone's throw from the town centre, in the heart of a centuries-old garden, discover the surprising and varied collections of the Crozatier museum. A place for the whole family combining tradition and modernity.

The Crozatier museum is 4 museums in 1: archaeology, Velay crafts, fine arts and sciences. The Crozatier museum is: tactile models, talking boards, interactive tablets…

We speak: English, French

Themes:

  • Fine arts
  • History
  • Science and technology
  • local tradition
  • Arts and culture
  • Modern / contemporary art
  • Arts
  • Painting
  • Sculpture
  • Prehistory
  • Archeology
  • Natural Sciences
  • Ethnology
  • Natural History
  • minerals
  • Mechanical sciences
  • Textiles
  • craft
  • Decorative Art
  • Sacred art
  • Popular arts and traditions
  • Local history
  • Geology

Visit

Average duration of the individual visit: 90 min.
Average duration of the group visit: 60 min.
Minimum age required: 36 year(s)
Minimum group size: 10 person(s)
Maximum group size: 30 people

Customers

Suitable for: Special family with children

Language(s) of the visit

Dutch, German, English, French

Individual visit services

  • Unguided individual tours permanently
  • Guided individual tours on request

Group visit services

  • Unguided group visits on request
  • Guided group tours on request

Opening

Opening hours from April 29 to June 28, 2024
MondayOpen
WednesdayOpen
ThursdayOpen
FridayOpen
SaturdayOpen
SundayOpen
10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. / 14 p.m. – 18 p.m.
Opening hours from June 29 to September 01, 2024
MondayOpen from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.
TuesdayOpen from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.
WednesdayOpen from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.
ThursdayOpen from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.
FridayOpen from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.
SaturdayOpen from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.
SundayOpen from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.
Opening hours from September 02 to December 31, 2024
MondayOpen
WednesdayOpen
ThursdayOpen
FridayOpen
SaturdayOpen
SundayOpen
10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. / 14 p.m. – 18 p.m.

Exceptional Closure(s)

  • 01/01/2024
  • 01/05/2024
  • 01/11/2024
  • 25/12/2024

Prices

PricesMin.Max.
Full price
8 €-
Reduced price

5 €-
Jobseeker
5 €-
Adult group
5 €-
Annual pass: €18

Free:
– for group leaders
– for those accompanying people with disabilities
– for ICOM and ICOMOS cards (professional cards)
– for members of the Society of Friends of the Crozatier Museum
Free for children under 18 years)

Payment methods

  • Cheque
  • Culture Check
  • Cash
  • Bank / credit card
  • Online payment
  • Classic Holiday Vouchers

Services

Equipments

  • Parking nearby
  • Parking
  • Coach parking
  • Meeting room
  • Elevator
  • Air-conditioning
  • Toilets

Services

  • Educational visits
  • Coach access
  • Room rentals
  • Theme visit
  • Shop
  • Drop off on site for groups
  • Wifi Internet access
  • Tourist Documentation
  • Tourist information
  • Reservation of services
  • Guided tours
  • Numerous ticketing

Activities on site

  • Manual workshops
  • Permanent exhibition
  • Temporary exhibitions
  • Show
  • Animation
  • Concert
  • Children's entertainment
  • Product tasting

Home animals

Pets are not accepted

Adapted tourism

  • Tourism and Handicap brand - hearing impairment
  • Tourism and Handicap brand - mental disability
  • Tourism and Handicap brand - motor impairment
  • Tourism and Handicap brand - visual impairment
Adapted service: Services adapted for hearing impairment, Services adapted for mental impairment, Services adapted for visual impairment, Independent wheelchair accessible, Site, fully accessible building, Visual alarm with light flash, Magnetic loop available at reception, Staff reception made aware of welcoming people with disabilities

Hearing impairment

Admission is free for 1 accompanying person.

For the hearing impaired, the reception is equipped with a magnetic induction loop and guided tours in French sign language (LSF) are offered regularly. In one room, there is a video dubbed in LSF (see photo below).

Physical disability

The Crozatier museum is labeled Tourisme & Handicap for the four disabilities. It reopened after 8 years of work and its accessibility has been greatly improved. In particular, there are 2 lifts, 4 disabled toilets with two-way transfer and wide aisles for circulation.

Visual impairment

Admission is free for 1 accompanying person.

Mental handicap

Admission is free for 1 accompanying person.

Linked offers

On the spot…

From 5 € / adult

Address

2 rue Antoine Martin
43000 Le Puy-en-Velay
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