Garrison of the 4th Moroccan Spahis Regiment 1928-1939 (≈ 1934)
Presence in Senlis before the Second War.
1948-1962
Garrison of the 7th Algerian Spahis Regiment
Garrison of the 7th Algerian Spahis Regiment 1948-1962 (≈ 1955)
Dissolution of the regiment in 1962.
1978
Creation of the museum
Creation of the museum 1978 (≈ 1978)
Initial installation in the Vermandois hotel.
1991
Final installation
Final installation 1991 (≈ 1991)
Transfer to the entrance to the Royal Castle.
1993
Convention with the Association Le Burnous
Convention with the Association Le Burnous 1993 (≈ 1993)
Enrichment of museum collections.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Key figures
Raoul Ier de Vermandois - Builder of the original hotel
Museum's first venue in 1978.
Origin and history
The Spahis Museum of Senlis is a military museum dedicated to the regiments of light colonial cavalry, the spahis, located in the commune of Senlis (Oise). Created in 1978, it first occupied the hotel built by Raoul I of Vermandois, then the chapel of Chancellor Guérin in the episcopal palace, before settling definitively in 1991 in a house acquired by the municipality at the entrance of the Royal Castle. This move has made it possible to centralize the collections and provide a suitable framework for their presentation.
The museum's presence in Senlis is explained by the military history of the city, which housed two spahis regiments: the 4th Moroccan spahis regiment from 1928 to 1939, and the 7th Algerian spahis regiment from 1948 to 1962, the year of its dissolution. These successive garrisons have long marked local memory and justified the creation of a space dedicated to their heritage.
The museum's collections were mainly formed by an agreement signed in 1993 between the city of Senlis and the Association "Le Burnous", founded in 1895. This association brings together former members of colonial bodies, such as spahis, gourmands, meharists and Saharans, and has played a key role in preserving and transmitting this military heritage. The museum thus preserves objects, uniforms and archives bearing witness to the history of these units.
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Collection
L'essentiel des collections du musée a été constitué grâce à une convention passée entre la ville et l'Association « Le Burnous » fondée en 1895 et regroupant d'anciens Spahis, Goumiers, Méharistes et Sahariens.
