PRESENTATION OF MUSEE CROZATIER
Here what you will be able to also discover with the wire of the stages of this
splendid museum:
Paintings (second stage)
This collection was started with Becdelièvre which richly equipped it in paintings
with the Scandinavian schools with XVIe at the XVIIIe centuries. A room is devoted to
works of the François brothers and the local school of the XVIIe century. The XIXe
century is represented by topographic sights of the area, and the paintings of large size
sent by the State. The collection stops unfortunately at the dawn of the XXe century and
is unaware of what occurred thereafter.
Natural science (third stage)
The collections of natural history (zoology, mineralogy, geology, entomology, botany,
malacology) constituted the first core of the museum at the beginning of the 19nd
century. It is probable that certain specimens go back to this time (lynx, seagull,
wolf...).
Paleontology (third stage)
The collections are of first importance for two key periods of the history of the
evolution of the alive one: the transition from the higher Eocene and the Oligocene
inferior (30 million years) and the hinge of the villafranchien (between 3 and 1 million
years) with tropical faunas...
The exposed fossils come from sites of Haute-Loire, particularly rich and well-known since
the middle of the XIXe century.
TWO WORKS EMBLÉMATIQUES OF THE MUSEUM (GROUND FLOOR)
Fits with body of Vachères
This car is of a type which, in the current language, was called fits with body, but
the specialists called it "Truck with the Frenchwoman". She is composed of a
frame, four wheels and a case putting back on long leather thin straps known as "long
supports". The cars of the XVIIIe century are rare. This example of a car "at
the Frenchwoman" builds in France before the Revolution seems single in the Museums.
The mummy
The mummy of this woman who lived towards - 600 front. J.C., of which one knows
nothing, not even its name, because "Hat Nofit" informs us about his quality of
lady of house - we would say housewife - arrived very early at Le Puy,
and joined the collections of the museum as of their formation. It entered the collections
of the museum at the beginning of the XIXe century.
Thanks to Mr. Grandjean, conservative of the
museum, like with all his collaborators for their greeting and their kindness.
| PRACTICAL INFORMATION Crozatier museum
Garden Henri Vinay
43 000 The-Puy-in-Velay
Tel.: 00 33 (0)4.71.06.62.40 - Fax: 00 33 (0)4.71.06.62.49
e-mail : musee.crozatier@mairie-the-puy-in-velay.fr
SCHEDULES:
- on October 1 at April 30: 10 H - 12 H/14 H - 16 H.
Closed Tuesday and Sunday morning and on April 21 in the morning.
- Of the 1er May at September 30: 10 H - 12 H/14 H - 18 H.
Closed Tuesday, the 1er and on November 11 and of December 17 at January 12,
2003.
- Of June 15 at September 6, 2003: opened every days.
THE BOOK:
You will be able to get this superb book on the Crozatier Museum and the Museum of
Retournac. Information with the address of the Museum.
See in my bibliography for the references. |
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For your note: the
gold Book - For your questions: the
Forum