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Municipal Archaeology Museum à Chandai dans l'Orne

Orne

Municipal Archaeology Museum

    1 Place Fulbert de Beina
    61300 Chandai

Timeline

Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1100
1200
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
XIe siècle
Construction of the original fortress
vers 1690
Reconstruction of the castle
26 avril 1803
Fall of the Eagle meteorite
1944
Bombardments and Battle of Normandy
1953
Opening of the Museum June 44
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Key figures

Madame la Maréchale Leclerc de Hautecloque - Museum inaugurator Opened the Museum June 44 in 1953.
Jean-Baptiste Biot - Physician and Academician Prove the alien origin of the meteorite.
Fulbert de Beina - Lord and Founder Built the original fortress in the 11th century.
Louis des Acres - Marquis of the Eagle Rebuilt the castle around 1690.
Messieurs Desloges et Lecoq - Collectors and donors The period of archaeological artifacts exposed.

Origin and history

The Municipal Museum of Archaeology of Ligle was inaugurated in 1953 under the name Museum June 44, in the outbuildings of the castle of Ligle, spared by the bombings of 1944. It was the first "speaking museum" in France, offering a sound immersion in the Battle of Normandy through 13 reconstructed scenes, historical voices and a lively map of 36 m2. The appeal of 18 June 1940 and the liberation of 1944 are highlighted, with a focus on the decisive events of this period.

The space dedicated to the meteorite of Ligle commemorates a major scientific event: on 26 April 1803, an explosion sounded over the city, followed by a rain of metorical stones. The physicist Jean-Baptiste Biot, sent by the Minister of the Interior, demonstrated for the first time the alien origin of meteorites. The museum exhibits fragments lent by the National Museum of Natural History, accompanied by explanatory panels on this rare phenomenon.

The archaeological section presents objects bequeathed by local collectors, covering Prehistory in the Iron Age. These artifacts, from the gifts of Messrs Desloges and Lecoq, illustrate the human occupation of the region for millennia. The castle itself, rebuilt from 1690 on the foundations of an 11th century fortress, links the medieval history of the city to its modern heritage, marked by the destructions of 1944.

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Conditions of visit

  • Téléphone : 02 33 84 44 44