The Morbihan Ecomuseums

Among the articles devoted to the ecomuseums of the "Great West", all unique and unusual, here are the ecomuseums of Morbihan.Ecomuseums, or the sharing of human memory.

The ecomuseums

Ecomuseums were experimented with in 1968 in National Parks, before becoming a national and international phenomenon. There are about 300 of them in the world, 200 of them in Europe. They carry out research, presentation, conservation and enhancement actions of properties, activities, trades and know-how, which form the tangible and intangible heritage of a region or a population. 

As a result, each of them is rich in its own unique and unusual particularities.The « Grand Ouest Insolite », therefore, presents them.

Department by department, you will find the list of ecomuseums, addresses, useful links, and a small description taken from their websites, or documents dedicated to them. 

If you want to discover them all, type "eco-museums" in the small search tool at the top of each page, to the right of the « Grand Ouest Insolite » logo

 

Ecomuseum of Saint-Dégan: peasant life in the Auray region (56)

The Ecomuseum, in the heart of the village of St-Dégan, offers you a trip to the Auray region of yesteryear. A set of furnished rural houses: the 17th century cottage where family and animals lived together, the 19th century farmhouse with its outbuildings. You will discover the daily life of our elders, the activities of each generation, their close connection with the landscape, nature, festivals and customs. You can experience the great events of the village's life at the rhythm of the seasons.

Ecomusée de St-Dégan
56400 Brech
Téll. : 02 97 57 66 00
http://www.ecomusee-st-degan.fr/

 

Ecomuseum of Groix Island: tuna fishing (56)

The main French collections on tuna fishing, but the museum's itinerary also includes archaeological periods, from the Palaeolithic to the Vikings, different types of fishing, canneries, sea rescue, agriculture, daily life through costumes, boats, work instruments, paintings, models, presentations of the living environment...

Musée de l'Ile de Groix
Port Tudy
56590 Ile de Groix
Tél. : 02 97 86 84 60
https://www.museedegroix.com/

 

Ecomuseum of old trades : Lizio (56)

Enter the warm and authentic world of old-fashioned shops, Breton interiors, craftsmen's workshops, a 1900 classroom, a 1950s garage. 

On 2000 m2 of exhibition space, more than 100,000 tools, antique objects, furniture, toys, costumes presented "in atmosphere" evoking 60 disappeared trades and the rural life of yesteryear. 

A fabulous collection unique in Brittany, a magical place to discover with the whole family with the added bonus of a guided tour of the colourful museum.

Fabulous, that's the word! A quick look at this video by Fabrice Huitorel!

And... go read and discover with the article from the Great Unusual West dedicated to him!

 

Claudine et Alain Guillard
Ecomuseum of old trades 
"Bobhuet" 56460 LIZIO
Tél. 02.97.74.93.01  &  06.73.59.66.45
ecomusee.lizio@wanadoo.fr
http://ecomuseelizio.com/ecomusee.php.html#

 

Melrand (56): Village of the year Mil

We are in the Blavet Valley (Morbihan interior), in the commune of Merland, on a hill at the foot of which flows a small river that winds its way to La Sarre.

Discovered in 1902 by an archaeologist, this archaeological site has been exceptionally well preserved.

The daily life of the people who have lived here is now concretely mentioned on this site, which has been open to the public and developed since 1985. By going through it, everyone can better understand what the peasants of the Middle Ages cultivated and in what type of house they lived.

The tour will then allow you to discover the entire archaeological site on 1.5 hectares, the garden where about a hundred plants certified in the Middle Ages are presented and the reconstructions of the buildings. Attic on stilts, cottage, oven... each element of the building of the time is evoked life size thanks to constructions that will give all the elements of the universe in which our ancestors lived. The animals present allow a lively approach to daily breeding.

Village de l’An 1000
Lann Gouh
56310 Melrand
Tél : 02 97 39 57 89
http://www.villagedelanmil-melrand.fr/

 

 


To go further....

Le Golfe du Morbihan : 22 balades

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Le Morbihan

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En Morbihan, les chevaliers de la Table ronde rencontrent les grands marins, les constructeurs de menhirs ou les créateurs de jeux vidéo... Ce département est toujours à la pointe de la modernité : Alain de Rohan introduit l'imprimerie moins de 40 ans seulement après son invention par Gutenberg, Louis XIV le commerce extérieur avec la Compagnie des Indes, Yves Rocher la vente par correspondance et la cosmétique bio ou Eric Tabarly ses Formule 1 des mers... Ici l'histoire des hommes ne s'arrête jamais. Mais dans le Morbihan, les paysages sont particulièrement variés. Que ce soit sur la côte avec ses îles et ses "petites mers intérieures" ou les forêts que traverse le canal de Nantes à Brest, la géographie du département constitue une palette de lieux particulièrement variés. Comme cadre de vie quotidienne ou lieu de villégiature, le Morbihan réserve bien des surprises...

Also to be seen in the department

Saint Aignan, a dam, a lake, and an electricity museum

placeSaint-Aignan- Morbihan 
label Tourism, sports and cultural activities Gardens, discovery and leisure activities Recreation and animal parks Museums & Collections cities and villages  

Plouharnel, the Chouannerie Museum, memory of the Western Wars

placePlouharnel - Morbihan 
label Tourism, sports and cultural activities Major sites People from here Breton country Museums & Collections  

Le grand pont de bois, suspendu du Bono

placeLe Bono - Morbihan 
label Remarkable buildings Amazing... isn't it?  
Plouhinec - alignement du Gueldro

The treasure of Plouhinec

placePlouhinec - Morbihan 
label Tourism, sports and cultural activities Legends, stories & Treasures cities and villages  

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