Creation of the museum années 1970 (≈ 1970)
Initial donation to the Joyeuse Hotel.
1976
Donation by Claude Rey
Donation by Claude Rey 1976 (≈ 1976)
Enrichment of collections.
1988
Gift from Roger Gody
Gift from Roger Gody 1988 (≈ 1988)
New contributions to the museum.
2000
Closing of the museum
Closing of the museum 2000 (≈ 2000)
Partial transfer to Paris.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Key figures
Claude Rey - Donor
Contributed in 1976 to collections.
Roger Gody - Donor
Enriched the museum in 1988.
Origin and history
The Post Museum of Amboise was created at the Joyeuse Hotel thanks to the gift of a travel enthusiast and postal system in the 1970s. This place, dedicated to postal history, has benefited from a variety of collections, from purchases, depots of other museums and important gifts, such as those of Claude Rey in 1976 and Roger Gody in 1988. Despite its closure in 2000, the collections continued to enrich, reflecting a preserved postal heritage.
Some of the objects are now preserved at the Paris Post Museum, while the other one is displayed at the Morin Museum-Hotel or stored in the reserves of the city of Amboise. This sharing illustrates the desire to preserve and enhance a technical and ethnological heritage linked to communication and transport, rooted in local and national history.
The Joyeuse Hotel, which initially housed the museum, and the Morin Museum-Hotel, which is now a partial exhibition venue, underline the importance of Amboise in the conservation of this heritage. Geographical accuracy, although poor (note of 5/10), allows to situate these collections in a wider historical and tourist setting, labeled Musée de France and linked to the theme of techniques and industries.
