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Murat Museum à Caniac-du-Causse dans le Lot

Lot

Murat Museum

    8 Place des Écoles
    46240 Caniac-du-Causse
Crédit photo : rene boulay - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
2000
1959
Museum installation
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Key figures

Joachim Murat - Marshal of Empire and King of Naples Original owner of the home.

Origin and history

The Murat Museum has been located since 1959 in the former inn of Labastide-Murat, home of Joachim Murat. This building, located church square, now houses a reconstruction of the hostel room on the ground floor, while the first floor is dedicated to a museum of memory. There are portraits of Murat and his family, autographs, personal objects and prints and engravings related to the First Empire.

The museum, labeled Museum of France, highlights the legacy of Joachim Murat, Marshal of Empire and King of Naples under Napoleon I. The exhibited collections, mainly composed of documents and personal objects, provide insight into his life and role during the First Empire. The museum's official address is indicated as being in Labastide-Murat, Lot department, Occitanie region.

The location of the museum is specified as passable (note 5/10) in the Monumentum database, with an approximate address also mentioned at Cœur de Causse. The official website, hosted by the Lot Museums, provides additional information. The museum is part of a thematic area focused on history, especially the period of the First Empire.

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Conditions of visit

  • Téléphone : 05 65 21 19 23