5 History Museums in Nievre That You Shouldn't Miss

Located within the Morvan Regional Nature Park Centre, the Resistance Museum provides an understanding of the role and importance of the Resistance in this region during the Second World War. Through its impressive collection, the museum brings history to life. A large number of items, archive documents, materials, photographs, weapons, and much more, are presented here in three different rooms. The first room examines the German occupation of the region and its consequences. The second is entirely dedicated to the Resistance, and the Maquis in particular. The final room of the museum focuses on the Liberation of the Morvan and how the Resistance is remembered. The Resistance Museum has recently joined the "Morvan Digital Gallery". Located at midpoint in the permanent exhibition, its portrait, "The Maquis of the Morvan," is an immersive projection space presenting daily life in the Maquis resistance groups. The Museum is run by the association "Morvan Terre de Résistances-ARORM".

Situé en Bourgogne, sur les bords de Loire, le musée présente deux collections distinctes : le témoignage de nombreuses activités humaines liées à l’un des plus grands fleuves d’Europe, ainsi qu’une collection de peintures modernes. Ses collections sont présentées dans un cadre remarquable : l’ancien couvent des Augustins de la ville et son corps de garde attenant. Datant du XVIIe siècle, tous deux sont inscrits à l’inventaire des monuments historiques. Le musée de la Loire bénéficie de l’appellation « Musée de France » du Ministère de la Culture. Chaque année, le musée organise une à deux expositions temporaires autour de thématiques variées et de ses collections permanentes telles que la Loire, les beaux arts, l’art contemporain, l’histoire locale ou encore l’archéologie. Des conférences, des manifestations, des visites viennent ponctuer l'année. Des jeux, panneaux ou dispositifs interactifs permettent au plus grand nombre de découvrir les collections autrement.

The Dun-les-Places Memorial commemorates historic events and people who fell victim to Nazi barbarism. It tells the story of a martyred village and its inhabitants. The events took place over the course of three days, the 26, 27 and 28 June 1944. Three days which left a deep impression on Dun-les-Places. Three days during which the village was ransacked and burned, and 27 men were shot and killed. This interpretative centre is a place dedicated to remembrance. Along the indoor route, visitors make their way through three rooms, hearing accounts from survivors, bearing witness to the physical and psychological reconstruction required after an event of such terrible violence. The exhibition presents audiovisual pieces which provide a vehicle for recollection and emotion. Outdoors, the route through the village introduces visitors to sites steeped in history and memory.

Agricultural Machinery and Rurality Museum Plunge into the heart of the living agricultural heritage Dating back to 1993, our museum has a collection of over 150 farm machinery all in working order. Guardian of the rurality, it also presents the old wooden trades populating our villages in the past. Enter a 3,600 square meter discovery space divided into 3 poles The origins From human-powered tools to the use of animal energy, rediscover the way in which the earth was worked before the arrival of modern agricultural machinery. Mechanical energy revolutionized our society: from steam to petrol engine, without forgetting electricity, penetrate into the universe that our "ancients" have known. The whole tractor - The time of the harvest Temple of tractors and combines. Our tractors retrace the history of our campaigns: from the First World War to the rural exodus of the 1950s, not to mention the democratization of the tractor after the Second World War or the arrival of "giant" tractors. Among our models, some are very rare: AUROR of 1919, IHC TITAN of 1916, DOE 130 of 1965 ... The collection of combines is one of the largest in the world with rare or unique parts: Caterpillar 38, Deering 8, Societe Francaise MBA 2, Merlin 531 and Guillotin MA 240, Espicadora Still others to discover ... Woodworking Witness of the past, this space is dedicated to the crafts of wood and the craftsmanship of craftsmen. The world of wheelwrights, saboters and coopers will have no more secrets for you. Throughout your visit, our tractor terminals are there to answer your questions in a playful and interactive way. An annual program Various events take place throughout the year in the museum: concert, exhibition of contemporary art, nature race, reconstruction of works of the fields in the old. Since 1983, our Retromoisson is held every August 15th. During this day, all our machines come back to life for a life-size reconstruction of exception. A conservatory orchard Consisting of more than 50 ancient species of fruit trees, our orchard conservatory alone is a true museum of open air. Gateway between yesterday, today and tomorrow, it teaches the small as well as the great the different cycles of the nature while sensitizing the need to preserve our environment.