Construction of plant 1916 (≈ 1916)
Brass matricating plant always partially active.
2004
Creation of the museum
Creation of the museum 2004 (≈ 2004)
Philippe Le Cleuyou Initiative in Chandai.
2007
Change in management
Change in management 2007 (≈ 2007)
Supported by the energy museum association.
2014
Restoration of the Leroy engine
Restoration of the Leroy engine 2014 (≈ 2014)
Project for community of communes.
octobre 2018
Site closure
Site closure octobre 2018 (≈ 2018)
End of visits to Chandai before transfer.
septembre 2021
Reopening in Rai
Reopening in Rai septembre 2021 (≈ 2021)
New site for the museum.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Key figures
Philippe Le Cleuyou - Founder of the museum
Project initiator in 2004.
Origin and history
The living energy museum was a space dedicated to energy production, installed in an old brass factory built in 1916 in Chandai. Part of this site was still home to the industrial activity of Eurofac Industrie, specialized in brass matriculation. This unique place thus combined active industrial heritage and technical memory, offering a concrete testimony to the technological developments related to energy.
Created in 2004 at the initiative of Philippe Le Cleuyou, the museum was first established on a farm in the country of Ouche, at the place called Le Petit Moulin. As early as 2007, its management was entrusted to the Energy Museum association over time. The original site closed permanently to the public in October 2018, before reopening in September 2021 in a new place in Rai, marking a geographical evolution while maintaining its educational vocation.
The museum's collections included agricultural and industrial engines, steam machines, and a hydraulic turbine of the Francis type. A model room specifically recounted the history of the mills, illustrating their central role in traditional energy systems. In 2014, the museum carried out a significant restoration project: the steam engine of the former Leroy plant, entrusted by the community of communes of Livarot Country, demonstrating its commitment to the preservation of the regional technical heritage.
