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Victorian Museum Caesar Filhol à Annonay en Ardèche

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Musée d'Art et d'histoire locale
Ardèche

Victorian Museum Caesar Filhol

    15 Rue Jean-Baptiste Bechetoille
    07100 Annonay

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1700
1800
1900
2000
1700
Transformation into Royal Bailiage
1795
Removal of the floor
1920
Foundation of Friends of Annonay
1941
Death of Caesar Filhol
1er avril 1968
Gift of collections to the city
8 juin 1973
Opening of the museum
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Key figures

César Filhol - Founder of the Friends of Annonay Initiator of museum collections (1920-1941).
Armand Fourel - Prosecutor of the King (1700) Get the building to make it a bailiff.
Louis Théodore Chomel - Defender of the local court Obtained a civil court for Annonay in 1790.
Marc Seguin - Engineer and inventor Celebrated for its innovations (bridge, locomotive).
Frères Montgolfier - Aerostation Pioneers Called for their local historic flights.

Origin and history

The Victorian museum César Filhol has its origins in the initiative of the Friends of Annonay Society, founded in 1920 by César Filhol. The latter, surrounded by enthusiasts, devoted his life until 1941 to gathering historical objects from the region. In 1968, the collection was transferred to the municipality, which installed in the former royal bailiff, an 18th-century building successively housing a courthouse, a senate floor and prisons. The museum was inaugurated in 1973 after restoration work.

The collections cover various fields: archaeology (protohistory to medieval), fine arts (paintings, prints), ethnology (costumes, tools), and industrial history. A room reconstructs a 19th-century Victorian cuisine, while objects evoke local innovations, such as the flights of the Montgolfier brothers or the inventions of Marc Seguin (a suspended bridge, locomotive). The museum also houses remarkable religious pieces, such as a 17th century Christ and a 16th century Pietà.

The former bailiff, the seat of the court since 1700, was transformed after the Revolution. The building was abolished in 1795 for the benefit of Privas and remained in a commercial court until 1963. Prisons, active until the mid-20th century, were rarely used. This place charged with judicial and cultural history today hosts a museum labeled Museum of France, celebrating the Victorian heritage.

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Conditions of visit

  • Conditions de visite : Ouvert toute l'année
  • Période d'ouverture : Horaires, jours et tarifs sur le site de la ville ci-dessus.
  • Téléphone : 04 75 67 67 93