Au Passé Retrouvé

Traditional crafts from 1850 to 1950

Over 800 m², discover about forty traditional crafts faithfully reconstructed. A moving journey into our ancestors' daily life, their skills and ways of living.

Opened in June 2019 and expanded in 2020, Au Passé Retrouvé invites you to explore another era. Walk through a reconstructed shopping street and discover sometimes forgotten crafts: girls' school, yoke maker, washerwoman, clog maker, glove maker, tinsmith...

Opened in June 2019 and expanded in 2020, Au Passé Retrouvé showcases country and mountain ways of life, as well as various collections of sometimes unusual objects.

800 m² exhibition

An immersive space to discover traditional crafts

About forty crafts

Faithful reconstructions of workshops and shops

1850-1950

A century of skills and traditions

School visits

Treasure hunt and discovery for children

Visit highlights

  • About forty crafts reconstructed over 800 m²
  • Reconstructed period shopping street
  • Country and mountain ways of life
  • Sometimes unusual object collections

School visits

We welcome schools from primary to secondary level with tailored visits. Programme combining discovery of traditional crafts around 1900, treasure hunt, period games and picnic option.

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