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Maurice Dufresne Museum

Maurice Dufresne Museum lies in a stunning former mill on the banks of the Indre in Azay-le-Rideau whose restored mechanisms still work. The museum’s appeal is its spectacular collection: vintage vehicles, unusual items, vintage posters, weapons, historical items and more have been kept by an extrao
Descriptif patrimoine :
This museum is home to a collection of all sorts of ancient machines: cars, plans, locomotives, motorbikes, tractors, trucks, farming machinery, weapons, military equipment, engines, boats, carriages, looms, posters etc.
Descriptif patrimoine centre :
Just a short distance from Azay-le-Rideau, in a former paper mill in Moulin de Marnay, this museum houses the impressive collection of vehicles, machines and objects of all kinds that Maurice Dufresne collected and restored throughout his lifetime: a glider used in the film La Grande Vadrouille (Don't look now… we're being shot at!), a guillotine from the French revolution… No less than 3000 period objects and posters are displayed here in the temple dedicated to the history of mechanics. This museum is home to a collection of all sorts of ancient machines: cars, plans, locomotives, motorbikes, tractors, trucks, farming machinery, weapons, military equipment, engines, boats, carriages, looms, posters etc. This museum is home to a collection of all sorts of ancient machines: cars, plans
Descriptif patrimoine site :
Just a short distance from Azay-le-Rideau, in a former paper mill in Moulin de Marnay, this museum houses the impressive collection of vehicles, machines and objects of all kinds that Maurice Dufresne collected and restored throughout his lifetime: a glider used in the film La Grande Vadrouille (Don't look now… we're being shot at!), a guillotine from the French revolution… No less than 3000 period objects and posters are displayed here in the temple dedicated to the history of mechanics. This museum is home to a collection of all sorts of ancient machines: cars, plans, locomotives, motorbikes, tractors, trucks, farming machinery, weapons, military equipment, engines, boats, carriages, looms, posters etc. This museum is home to a collection of all sorts of ancient machines: cars, plans
We speak : French, English, French, English

Visit

Average length of individual visit : 02:00 min.
Average length of group visit : 02:00 min.

audio guide language

French, English

opening

Horaires d'ouverture du 30 March au 30 June 2024
MercrediOuvert de 10h à 19h
JeudiOuvert de 10h à 19h
VendrediOuvert de 10h à 19h
SamediOuvert de 10h à 19h
DimancheOuvert de 10h à 19h
Horaires d'ouverture le 20 May 2024
LundiOuvert de 10h à 19h
Horaires d'ouverture du 01 July au 31 August 2024
LundiOuvert de 10h à 19h
MardiOuvert de 10h à 19h
MercrediOuvert de 10h à 19h
JeudiOuvert de 10h à 19h
VendrediOuvert de 10h à 19h
SamediOuvert de 10h à 19h
DimancheOuvert de 10h à 19h
Horaires d'ouverture du 01 September au 30 September 2024
MercrediOuvert de 10h à 18h
JeudiOuvert de 10h à 18h
VendrediOuvert de 10h à 18h
SamediOuvert de 10h à 18h
DimancheOuvert de 10h à 18h
Horaires d'ouverture du 01 October au 20 October 2024
SamediOuvert de 10h à 18h
DimancheOuvert de 10h à 18h
Horaires d'ouverture du 21 October au 27 October 2024
MercrediOuvert de 10h à 18h
JeudiOuvert de 10h à 18h
VendrediOuvert de 10h à 18h
SamediOuvert de 10h à 18h
DimancheOuvert de 10h à 18h

price

TarifsMin.Max.
Full adult price
13 €
Other rates
4.5 €
Discount rate
10.5 €
Discount rate
7 €
Group rate
9 €
Group rate
4 €
Group rate
5 €
Group rate
10.5 €

Free rate

Payment options

  • Debit cards
  • Holiday vouchers
  • Cash
  • Money transfer

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services

equipment

  • Picnic area
  • Bar / refreshment bar
  • Shop
  • Play area
  • Hall hire
  • Parking
  • Catering on site
  • Film projection room
  • Fully equipped meeting room
  • Wifi

animals friendly

Oui

accessibility

  • Hearing handicap
  • Mental handicap
  • Visual handicap

downloads

https://centre.media.tourinsoft.eu/upload/depliantMUSEE-PAP-2021.pdf

https://centre.media.tourinsoft.eu/upload/PLAQUETTE-GROUPE-mail.pdf

https://centre.media.tourinsoft.eu/upload/plaquette-Groupe-jeune-public.pdf

advice

Adress

Moulin de Marnay
17 route de Marnay
37190 AZAY-LE-RIDEAU
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