Musée Champollion

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Musée Champollion

Adress:

1, rue du Portail rouge
38450 Vif

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Located on the "Les Champollion" estate in Vif, the Musée Champollion is dedicated to the work of the two brothers and the birth of Egyptology. It is the 11th museum in the Isère department.

The Musée Champollion is dedicated to the memory of the Champollion brothers: Jean-François (1790-1832), the Egyptologist, and Jacques-Joseph Champollion-Figeac (1778-1867), his elder brother, and to the birth of Egyptology. Protected as a Monument Historique, the property, acquired by the Département de l'Isère, bears witness to the Dauphiné sojourns of the two brothers. Everything about the place bears witness to their presence and keeps their memory alive: the shadows of the park they loved, the mansion and its interior decor, the furniture, objets d'art and personal effects of the two men, preserved by their descendants. In order to perpetuate the work of memory initiated by the family, the Département de l'Isère has undertaken an ambitious architectural, landscaping and museographic project to give this place of memory an influence worthy of the Champollion brothers. Labelled a Musée de France in 2020, it invites visitors on a journey from the banks of the Isère to the banks of the Nile.

Practical information

Equipments

  • Shelter for bikes/mountain bikes,

  • Lift,

  • Toilets,

  • Air conditioning,

  • Exhibition space,

  • Defibrillator,

  • Parking nearby,

  • Cloakroom

Services

  • Tour free of charge,

  • Guided tours

Activities

  • Temporary exhibition,

  • Permanent exhibition

Theme

  • Arts and culture,

  • Local history,

  • Sciences and technology,

  • Archeological,

  • Human sciences,

  • History,

  • Famous people

Time schedule

Choose dates:

From 04/01/26 to 10/31/26
From 11/01/26 to 03/31/27

From 04/01/26 to 10/31/26

  • Monday :

    Closed

  • Tuesday :

    10h00 to 12h30
    - 13h30 to 18h00

  • Wednesday :

    10h00 to 12h30
    - 13h30 to 18h00

  • Thursday :

    10h00 to 12h30
    - 13h30 to 18h00

  • Friday :

    10h00 to 12h30
    - 13h30 to 18h00

  • Saturday :

    10h00 to 18h00

  • Sunday :

    10h00 to 18h00

  • Jours fériés :

    Closed

Prices

Free of charge. Reservations required.

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Go there

Latitude : 45.053678

Longitude : 5.669914

1, rue du Portail rouge
38450 Vif
Go there

Bus :
- lines 25 and C14, Mairie de Vif stop
- line T95 (Mens Grenoble line) Mairie de Vif stop

Train: from Grenoble (TER line to Clelles-Mens) Vif stop

Car: A480 freeway, exit 12 (Vif)
Parking at CCAS, Espace Olympe de Gouges, place Jean Couturier, 38450 Vif

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Information updated on 08/01/2026
by Direction de la Culture et du Patrimoine de l'Isère

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