Top Things to do in Tarn
The 10 Best History Museums in Tarn, Occitanie
Discover the best top things to do in Tarn, France including Musee du Protestantisme, de la Reforme a la laicite, Musee Toulouse-Lautrec, Musee Historama, Archeosite de Montans, Le Centre National et Musee Jean-Jaures, Musee Charles Portal, Musee du Catharisme, Chateau-musee du Cayla, Eglise St-Benoit, Musee de l'Abbaye.
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1. Musee du Protestantisme, de la Reforme a la laicite
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5.0 based on 7 reviews
The cultural Association of the Museum was established in 1968. This museum has been open to visitors since August 2010 in its newly built location in La Ramade ( Ferrières, Tarn ) near the town hall .La Communauté de Communes des vals et plateau des monts de Lacaune was in charge of this project with the support of Conseil Général, Conseil Régional, Direction des Musées de France and of the French State. The museum is located in the heart of Monts de Lacaune, not too far from towns such as Castres and Mazamet.It is linked to a network of protestant museums situated in Poitou,Béarn,Languedoc,Vivarais, Dauphiné , Alsace : Areas marked with protestant background
2. Musee Toulouse-Lautrec
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4.5 based on 2,259 reviews
Reviewed By Henri_Hunter - Harrogate, United Kingdom
Home of a young Toulouse Lautrec it is a beautiful building with a great collection of his art. There are also items of local history and a beautiful garden with views over the river.
3. Musee Historama
4. Archeosite de Montans
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4.5 based on 15 reviews
5. Le Centre National et Musee Jean-Jaures
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4.0 based on 58 reviews
Reviewed By DaveThomasLeicester
Everywhere you go in Languedoc you will see streets and squares named after the orator and socialist politician Jean Jaures. This collection of things about him and his life is well worth visiting. Not much is in English but it is easy enough to work out. Great to see a socialist so honoured.
6. Musee Charles Portal
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4.0 based on 22 reviews
7. Musee du Catharisme
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4.0 based on 43 reviews
At the gates of the Haut Languedoc's Natural Park, at the heart of the Black Mountain and Cathar Country, in a beautiful 19th century abode, discover Mazamet's Cathar Museum. Follow the cathar good-men and good women's footsteps, find about their history, their beliefs and their rituals during the Crusade and the Inquisition.The visit includes soundtracks, videos and reconstitution, in order to bring you to the heart of the Middle Ages and to understand the cathar tragedy....
Reviewed By purpleboots
Bad start (arrived in opening hours to find a little note saying they were closed that afternoon!) but worth returning. a bijou little place well adapted for covid with a video/opportunity to look around 1st floor while waiting for people to get thru the exhibits upstairs. There is a brilliant downloadable tour in English (but does take some time so probably not for small kids/fractious teens). You can wait either in the garden or at the tables in front of the museumn & there is a market hall almost opposite (though I'm not making any promises about it being open!) Downstairs is dedicated to explaining how the heck Mazamet got to have quite so many HUGE posh houses (industrial advances end 19/start 20 siecle) and how that all worked. Also some pretty brilliant models of different kinds of castles. Upstairs is the main Cathar area which explains the background and beliefs of the Cathars. If i have any complaint at all it will be that I never understood why on earth anyone would be anti Cathar - probably my horrible grasp of FRench though not covered in the recorded tour either. Do do download the tour onto your phone if you can as it covers off all the displays and then some. very helpful lady at the front desk spent some time moving people along so that those on timed tickets could get into the exhibition - I didn't have a ticket when I got there but she was fitting others in too. definitely recommended (along with the book by Jonathan Sumption on the same subject)
8. Chateau-musee du Cayla
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4.0 based on 16 reviews
At the heart of the vineyards between Cordes-sur-Ciel and Gaillac, visit a home of writers, labeled "Maison des Illustres" in 2011, where contemporary art and literary landscape combine. Birthplace of the Romantic poet Maurice de Guérin (1810-1839) and his sister Eugenie (1805-1848), this traditional mansion in Languedoc is a place where writing is a source of inspiration and creation for artists. Each discovers the Tarn lifestyle of the nineteenth century through the archives and objects of the Guerin family. The intimate character of the landscape, out of time, encourages strolling and daydreaming. hiking trails, including a poetic trail, are all ways to experience the special atmosphere of Cayla ...
9. Eglise St-Benoit
10. Musee de l'Abbaye
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3.5 based on 21 reviews
Reviewed By psychprofessor - Starkville, United States
We toured this museum with our tour group when we were in Gaillac. It's mostly a wine-making museum, but there are other artifacts. For example, there are old coins, parts of Roman mosaics, canes or walking sticks, crosses, and so on. Some of the spaces in which items are displayed are almost cave-like. Very interesting little museum and well worth a visit if you're in Gaillac.
