Initial Gift from the Revellière Collection 1964 (≈ 1964)
Annick Reveillière offers her grandfather's objects.
1970
Opening of seven rooms
Opening of seven rooms 1970 (≈ 1970)
Extension of public exhibition spaces.
1985
Official opening of the museum
Official opening of the museum 1985 (≈ 1985)
Institutional recognition of the project.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Key figures
Annick Reveillière - Donor
Offer the family archaeological collection in 1964.
Jules Revellière - Collector
Author of the Gallo-Roman collection originally.
Origin and history
The Blain Museum of Folk Arts and Traditions originated in 1964, when Annick Reveillière, the heiress of a passionate family of arts and science, offered the city the archaeological collection of his grandfather, Jules Revellière. This gift is conditioned by the public availability of the objects. A group of Blinois, attached to the local Gallo-Roman heritage, is mobilizing to implement this project. Originally housed in a hall of the former town hall, the museum gradually expands with complementary donations, including on popular arts and traditions.
In 1970, seven rooms were accessible to the public, and the museum was officially inaugurated in 1985. The collections are enriched with Gallo-Roman objects (decabal vase, statue of Cernunnos, coins) and the reconstructions of shops of the 1900s. The museum also showcases unique crèches from French provinces and the world, as well as a collection of more than 10,000 beans. These elements illustrate both Blain's ancient past and his artisanal and religious traditions.
The building, formerly a municipal hall, now houses a place labeled Museum of France. His address, 2 place Jean Guihard, and his code INSEE (44015) clearly place him in Loire-Atlantique, in the Pays de la Loire region. The museum remains a living testimony of the civic commitment to the preservation of local heritage, combining archaeology and ethnography.
