Construction of hospital XIIIe-XIVe siècles (≈ 1450)
Former St John's Hospital Evangelist built.
XIXe siècle
Reassignment to the gendarmerie
Reassignment to the gendarmerie XIXe siècle (≈ 1865)
Building used by law enforcement agencies.
1967
Installation of the initiative union
Installation of the initiative union 1967 (≈ 1967)
First tourist vocation of the place.
1996
Management by the Tourism Office
Management by the Tourism Office 1996 (≈ 1996)
Open to the public and conservation of collections.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Key figures
Eugène Le Roy - Writer and ethnologist
Bequeathed his library and office.
Madame Valprémy - Specialist in Perigudin costumes
Recommended mannequin outfits.
Origin and history
The Eugène Le Roy Museum is housed in the former Saint John's Evangelist Hospital, built in the 13th and 14th centuries. This building, transformed into a gendarmerie in the 19th century, was then occupied by the union of initiative in 1967 and then by the Tourist Office from 1996. Today, he keeps the library and the office of the writer Eugene Le Roy, bequeathed to the commune of Montignac.
The museum's collections include furniture, books and mannequins representing traditional perigordin crafts (meunier, blacksmith, sabotier, etc.), costumed according to the author's descriptions. These elements, designed with the expertise of local costume specialist Valprémy, illustrate 19th century rural life. The museum is labeled Musée de France and managed by the Tourist Office.
The museum's thematic area covers fine arts, ethnology, history and literature, with a focus on local and regional history. The official address, 3 Place Bertran-de-Born in Montignac-Lascaux (Dordogne), makes it a central place to discover the cultural and literary heritage of New Aquitaine.
