Ecomusée tuilerie de Pouligny, Eco-Museum, Creuse

Description:

Seen as an important tourist and cultural site in the Limousin, the écomusée tuilerie de Pouligny was opened in 2002, after the Commune of Chéniers bought and developed the last remaining site of its kind in the department, which had stopped functioning as long ago as 1962.  The Eco-Museum seeks to remember the heritage of this area, where there were once 150 tileries in operation.

Take a 1h30m guided tour of the site and then wander at leisure around the exposition rooms, where you can take in a video projection, or take part in a workshop in clay modeling and ceramics.  The original oven used since 1860 is still in place, and can be visited.

The museum is set on 10 hectares of land, has two exhibition rooms and offers one workshop offering an introduction to pottery.  A multi-purpose room can accommodate 120 people, and a professional potters workshop equipped with with a 450 litre oven.  There is a video projection room, and for the resident artists there is a fully equipped loft studio amongst other facilities.  There is an outdoor space as well as a boutique in the reception building.

The site is closed from 1 December each year, and reopens on 1 March (by reservation only), and opens to the public from 5 April.

Days and Hours of Opening

March to November 7 days a week (by reservation for groups of more than 12 people)

April to mid-June - Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays 14h to 19h

Mid-June to mid-September - Every day from 14h to 19h ; except Saturday

Mid-September to end-October - Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays 14h to 19h

During the Easter and All Saints holidays, the site opens 6 days out of 7 (closed Saturdays)

Tarifs:

Full tarif : 6 euros

Concessions : 4,20 euros (large families, unemployed, students and groups +12)

Children: 3 euros (for 6 to 12 years, free for under 6s)

Pottery workshop : 8 euros

Ecomusée Tuilerie de Pouligny

Chemin des tuiliers

23220 CHENIERS

05 55 62 19 61 Tèl. / 05 55 62 19 62 Fax.

ecomusee@tuileriepouligny.com

www.tuileriepouligny.com