Top Things to do in Haute-Vienne
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What to do and see in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine: The Best Specialty Museums
Discover the best top things to do in Haute-Vienne, France including Musee de Mineralogie et de Petrographie, Musee du Chanvre et de la Ganterie, Musee National Adrien Dubouche, Le Moulin du Got, Maison de la Boucherie, Musee Ureka, Centre de la Memoire, Cite des Metiers et des Arts, La Maison de l'Or en Limousin (page officielle), Musee Rene-Bauberot.
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1. Musee de Mineralogie et de Petrographie
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
2. Musee du Chanvre et de la Ganterie
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
The Museum honors the know-how of two historically important activities in the region : The hemp textile plant : In hemp, everything is good you will have the demonstration of so. The glove : the manufacture oh a pair of skin gloves will be explained to you Shop of organic hemp products (food, cosmetics, clothing ...) Each rooms is accessible to people with reduced mobility The museum is open every day, from 2H30 p.m. to 5H30 p.m. July and August
3. Musee National Adrien Dubouche
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4.5 based on 379 reviews
In its fully renovated setting, the Adrien Dubouché National Museum holds the largest collection of Limoges porcelain in the world. It also contains representative works from the key stages in the history of ceramics. The museum route follows a journey through time that starts in Antiquity and crosses continents and civilisations, leading visitors towards the most recent designs. Everyone can marvel at the virtuosity of the masterpieces on display in an area dedicated to manufacturing techniques. The Adrien Dubouché National Museum and its prestigious collections thus contribute to the international reputation of ceramic arts and the promotion of the exceptional know-how that has made Limoges so famous.
Reviewed By stealthyrunner - Fort Myers, United States
During our time in France, we visited the Musee National Adrien Duboche which is the national porcelain museum several times. The porcelain art on display is truly world-class and worth the visit or several visits. Additionally, their educational exhibits are outstanding showing the porcelain process and the history of porcelain from ancient middle-eastern and Japanese displays to completely modern exhibits. Quite honestly, I knew literally nothing about porcelain but was absolutely amazed and entranced by the art and the exhibits. I cannot encourage you enough to visit the museum it's well worth the trip. As I said, we went several times and enjoyed every visit and always found something additional to catch the eye. DO GO AND ENJOY, YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID.
4. Le Moulin du Got
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4.5 based on 94 reviews
5. Maison de la Boucherie
6. Musee Ureka
7. Centre de la Memoire
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4.5 based on 448 reviews
Reviewed By tonyo743 - Dublin, Ireland
I have studied a lot of the history of the 20th century in Europe and visited many places connected with key events, but no history is told as well as those places where everything has been left as it was - just as it is in Oradour. There are so many things to see here that show what the village was like in 1944 - the Singer sowing machines in the houses; the weighing scales in the baker's shop, the rusting cars, the schools, the cafes, the tram lines - you can see the people living their lives there up to the moment that the atrocity happened. In the Visitor Centre, we bought a pamphlet called "The Tragedy Hour by Hour" by Robert Hebras - one of the few survivors of the massacre and we used it as a guide during our visit. It told the story of what happened and how it happened in sufficient detail to understand how events unfolded that day. When we were leaving, we passed two walls which carry photographs of many of those whose lives were cut short that day. No human being could look at the people in those photos and not feel emotional and ask how could such things happen - and feel a determination that they should never happen again. Anyone who visits Oradour and is not appalled at what humans can do to each other has not learned from the experience.
8. Cite des Metiers et des Arts
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4.5 based on 13 reviews
9. La Maison de l'Or en Limousin (page officielle)
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4.5 based on 7 reviews
DU 21 MAI AU 12 JUILLET : VISITES WEEK ENDS ET JOURS FERIES VISITES A 15H00 ET 16H30 - 8 PERSONNES MAXIMUM (RESERVATION CONSEILLEE ) La Maison de l’Or vous fait revivre 2500 ans d’histoire de l’or en Limousin, des Gaulois à nos jours (Mine du Bourneix exploitée au Chalard de 1982 à 2002). Un espace d’exposition envoûtant où objets anciens, panneaux, matériel de la mine, videos vous transportent dans l’ambiance de la mine, livrant ce témoignage des mineurs ! Vous découvrez l’évolution des techniques à travers les époques. Notre coin géologie vous livre les secrets des gisements aurifères de la région du Chalard et vous fait découvrir roches et paillettes. Un voyage dans le monde secret de ce métal précieux ! La Maison de l’Or vous propose également des activités terrain avec ses « Journées en Or » : une journée complète alliant orpaillage et découverte géologique des anciens sites miniers, des Gaulois à nos jours. Dates 2020 : 25 et 29 juillet - 8, 12 et 22 août - sur réservation
