Museums

Welcome to the museum’s 400m² of renovated galleries. Models, machines, interactive terminals, documentary film, audio installations and information panels take you on a trip back in time to silk milling.

Discover the first masterpiece of humanity from 36000 years ago: hundreds of hunting, running or fighting animals drawn from life.
In a 20 hectare park, the grotte Chauvet II – Ardèche (largest cave replica in the world) recreates the magic of the UNESCO World Heritage listed Chauvet cave.

In a bright, modern decor, more than 600 original fossils tell the story of the rocks and landscapes of Ardèche. Embark on an unusual journey through 500 million years of history. This adventure is suitable for young children too, thanks to the explanations provided and to the labOdino!

Ecole du Vent is a centre on the theme of wind and flight. A trip here is scientific, poetic and bags of fun (flight simulator, eagle with pedals etc.).

Travel back in time to Gallo-Roman Ardèche when you visit the museum and the archaeological site in Alba-la-Romaine!

Castanea tells in great detail the story of how for centuries, entire generations daily lives revolved around chestnut trees, both for work and for food.
Find out more about this emblematic “bread tree”. Castanea is beautiful located in a former convent in medieval town of Joyeuse. The museum shop offers you a wide range of local chestnut delicacys, postcards, books….

L’Arche des Métiers displays local industrial heritage with an original and fun-filled exhibition in a renovated tannery: “Golden fingers and expert machines in the Ardèche.”

In this authentic Provençal farmhouse, the family home of Alphonse Daudet, visit the Ardèche of the 19th century, learn about silkworm farming, past and present, and get to know the author of ‘Mr. Seguin’s Goat’. Then prolong the experience at the park.

Discover “The small museum in Dédé” to know the history of the railway in southern Ardèche: railway objects, railway station and philately, model trains, model trains model …