Construction of the Romanesque house XIIe siècle (≈ 1250)
Medieval civilian building housing the museum.
1873
Collection Foundation
Collection Foundation 1873 (≈ 1873)
Meeting of municipal collections and the History Society.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Origin and history
The Musée de Provins et du Provinois came into being in 1873, when the ancient municipal collections of the Provins library and museum were combined with those of the Société d'histoire et d'archéologie de l'borough. These collections, mainly from donations, supplemented by some purchases from the city in the 19th century, also include deposits of historical monuments and property seized during the Revolution and the separation of the Church and the State. sculpted elements, recovered during works or excavations, also enrich the funds.
The fields covered by the museum are varied: national archaeology (from Prehistory to the Middle Ages), religious art (statues, paintings, liturgical dishes), decorative arts (ceramic, furniture, goldsmithy, textiles), fine arts (drawing, painting, sculpture), military collections (medieval weapons), numismatics, sigillography and ethnology. The remarkable pieces include medieval ceramics, ancient keys, 12th century water mouths and a Masonic collection. The museum is housed in a Romanesque house, one of the oldest civilian buildings in Provins, dating from the 12th century.
Labelled "Musée de France", it is located at 7 rue du Palais in Provins, in the Seine-et-Marne department in Île-de-France. Its exact address is confirmed by the Museofile and Monumentum bases, although the accuracy of its geographical location is considered poor (note of 5/10). The museum highlights assets such as sacred art, confraternity sticks and objects related to local medieval life, reflecting history and the religious and collective practices of the region.
The museum website, hosted by the city of Provins, offers additional information for visitors. The collections bear witness to the richness of the province's heritage, from antiquity to modern times, with a particular emphasis on the medieval period, a period that is a delight for the city of Provins, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its remains and history related to trade fairs in the Middle Ages.
