Musée Matheysin

  • Museum

Musée Matheysin

Adress:

27 Rue Colonel Escallon
38350 La Mure

Go there

Located in the oldest house of La Mure, the museum explains the history of Matheysine and its inhabitants, through exhibition of objects, maquettes and pictures.

In the heart of the old town there is the Maison Caral, home to the Musée Matheysin since 1994. La Mure’s museum houses collections relating to the Matheysine plateau, and the nearby Beaumont and Valbonnais areas. Archeology (prehistory, Roman Gaul and medieval periods) and the Wars of Religion (the Siege of La Mure in 1580) give way to rooms devoted to anthracite mining, peasant life, glove-makers and itinerant peddlers. These used to be the trademark activities of this mid-Alpine region. The last few rooms feature sculptors and painters of the region in the 19th and 20th centuries. Since 2012 part of the museum has displayed the work of abstract painter Claude Garanjoud (1926-2005). Exhibits also include the exhibition dedicated to Olivier Messiaen, a summer visitor to the Matheysine for more than 50 years. And each season the museum offers a new temporary exhibition.

Good to know

Animations and open doors every year during the Nuits des Musées (may) and Journées du Patrimoine (September).

Practical information

Equipments

Toilets

Services

  • Educational visits,

  • Shop,

  • Tourist brochures,

  • Guided tours

Activities

  • Activity,

  • Temporary exhibition

Theme

  • Fine Arts,

  • History,

  • Arts and culture,

  • Modern/contemporary art,

  • Painting,

  • Folk arts and popular traditions,

  • Local history

Time schedule

From 04/01/26 to 09/30/26

  • Monday :

    14h00 to 18h00

  • Tuesday :

    Closed

  • Wednesday :

    14h00 to 18h00

  • Thursday :

    14h00 to 18h00

  • Friday :

    14h00 to 18h00

  • Saturday :

    14h00 to 18h00

  • Sunday :

    14h00 to 18h00

  • Jours fériés :

    Closed

Prices

Payment method

  • Bank/credit card,

  • Check,

  • Cash

From 01/04/26 to 30/09/26

Full price
2.3€
Reduced price
1.5€

1€50 from 10 to 16 years old, +65 years old.
Free for children under 10 years
Reduced price for minimum 10 people.
Gratuit pour les moins de 10 ans

Tips

Animations and open doors every year during the Nuits des Musées (may) and Journées du Patrimoine (September).

Go there

Latitude : 44.904751

Longitude : 5.784581

Height : 882

27 Rue Colonel Escallon
38350 La Mure
Go there

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Information updated on 07/05/2026
by Matheysine Tourisme

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