Creation of the Weapons Manufacture fin XVIIe siècle (≈ 1795)
Start of the gun industry in Tulle.
1922-1962
Exhibition in the building 102
Exhibition in the building 102 1922-1962 (≈ 1942)
First presentation of weapons collections.
1962
Transfer to building 5
Transfer to building 5 1962 (≈ 1962)
New place of exhibition of collections.
1979
Opening of the present museum
Opening of the present museum 1979 (≈ 1979)
Created for the bicentenary of the Manufacture.
1999
Municipal museum
Municipal museum 1999 (≈ 1999)
Passage under city management.
2010
Collection donation Resistance
Collection donation Resistance 2010 (≈ 2010)
Integration of Second War memory.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Key figures
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Origin and history
Since the end of the 17th century, Tulle has housed a weapons factory, shaping a unique industrial heritage. The museum's collections, from this factory, were first exhibited in Building 102 (1922-1962), then transferred to Building 5. In 1979, a dedicated museum was inaugurated for the bicentenary of the Manufacture, designed by its workers.
In 1999, the museum became a city and in 2010 was enriched with collections on Resistance and Deportation, expanding its historical field. Today, collections are scattered in four buildings, only two of which are accessible to the public. The project "Cité de l'Accordéon et des patrimoines de Tulle" aims to consolidate these collections into a modern and functional space.
The museum preserves 381 weapons from the Army Museum and 1,964 firearms references, white and accessories, reflecting Tulle's technical heritage. However, the current infrastructure, inadequate (lack of space, precarious conservation, limited accessibility), motivated a renovation project in two phases: a new museum and a documentary reserve.
