Museums in Saône-et-Loire

Musée de l'industrie
71200 Le Creusot

The Creusot-Monceau ecomuseum, located in an 18th century industrial castle in Le Creusot (Burgogne-Franche-Comté), has valued the metallurgical, mining and glass heritage of the region since 1973.

Musée des sculpteurs célèbres
71120 Charolles

The René Dovoine Museum in Charolles, Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is a space dedicated to the local sculptor René Dovoine (1888-1962), housing his major works in wood, stone and marble in the former Priory of the city.

71700 Boyer

The Bourguignon Museum Perrin de Puycousin, located in Tournus en Saône-et-Loire, is an ethnographic museum from the early 20th century. It presents reconstituted rural and artisanal interiors, illustrating Burgundy life in the 18th and 19th centuries.

71400 Antully

The Autun Museum of Natural History, created in 1811, houses more than 800,000 scientific specimens, including fossils and rare grasslands, in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Musée d'Archéologie et d'Antiquité
71870 Mâcon

The Musée des Ursulines de Mâcon, housed in a 17th century convent, is a museum of art and archaeology labeled Museum of France, located in Mâcon in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Musée de la photographie et du cinéma
71100 Chalon-sur-Saône

The Nicéphore-Niépce Museum, located in Chalon-sur-Saône in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is a museum dedicated to the history of photography, opened in 1974 in a 20th century building.

71350 Allerey-sur-Saône

The Maison du Blé et du Pain, located in Verdun-sur-le-Doubs in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is a museum dedicated to the history of wheat and bread, installed in an 18th century residence.

Musée d'Art religieux
71600 Paray-le-Monial

The Hieron Museum, built at the end of the 19th century in Paray-le-Monial in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is the oldest museum of sacred art in France, dedicated to the Eucharist and housing major works in a building with eclectic architecture.