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The Burgundy Wine Museum, located in Beaune in the Hôtel des Ducs de Bourgogne, is an emblematic place dedicated to the memory of Burgundy vineyards. Founded in 1946, it is the oldest ethnological museum in France entirely dedicated to viticulture, highlighting the history of winemaking practices, cooperry, trading and winemaking. Its collections, enriched by depots of the National Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions (MNATP) in the 1940s, illustrate the cultural and technical richness of wine-growing Burgundy, notably through objects, interior reconstructions and ancient tools.

The museum revolves around various themes, from the work of the vine to popular traditions, to the history of wine trading since the 18th century. Modernized between 2013 and 2018, it offers an immersive route of 1,000 m2, including audiovisual projections, a space of aromas and rooms dedicated to trades such as cooperry or wine trade. The hotel des ducs de Bourgogne, which houses, adds an exceptional architectural dimension to this exploration of the wine heritage, reinforced by the inclusion of the Climates of Burgundy vineyards in the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015.

Among the main rooms are a winery housing presses from the 16th to the 19th centuries, a winemaker's interior reconstitution of the 1870s, and a room of the Bacic arts exhibiting glasses, bottles and an 18th century faience fountain. The monumental tapestry Le Vin de Jean Lurçat, specially created for the museum, as well as works by Michel Tourlière, underline the artistic and cultural importance of wine in Burgundy. The museum is thus positioned as a key player in the transmission of this living heritage, combining history, ethnology and art.

The museum benefits from the label Musée de France and is part of a network to enhance local heritage. Its address, at 14 rue Paradis in Beaune, makes it a central point to discover the wine identity of the region, while providing satisfactory geographical accuracy (note 5/10 according to Monumentum). The collections and multidisciplinary approaches make it a reference to understand the historical construction of Burgundy terroirs and their international recognition.

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