Auvergne exposes a prestigious patrimony
in its museums. Whether
it dates from the XV-th to XIX-th centuries, religious or
civil, painting reveals chefs-d'œuvre.
The sculpture of XVIII-th and XIX-th centuries is important.
In mills, that of XV-th century offers the magnificent statuary,
fruit of the patronage of Bourbons. The archaeological collections
are of a considerable wealth. One of the greatest centres
of sea-like gallo - Roman ceramic is placed in Lezoux. In
Clermont-Ferrand, the treasures and ex-voto stemming from
searches of Gergovie and Chamalières are regrouped
in the museum Bargoin.
In
Puy-en-Velay, the Mecca of pilgrimage, numerous objects,
accessories and images tell the cult of the Black Virgo.
The archaeological fragments of the Middle Age resulting
from close abbeys Romanic call back the religious importance
of the place. The daily, rural and urban history of Auvergne
comes to light through numerous cultural inheritances. It
is case with the knife of Thiers, the umbrella of Aurillac,
the lace in the High Loire and music of Montluçon.
This rich patrimony is staged in a different way according
to museums. In Clermont-Ferrand, a very contemporary architecture
rehabilitates the former convent of Ursulines to expose
collections. A private hotel of XVIII-th century in Riom
allows feeling intimacy with works. In Thiers, the places
of the very former workshops present knives. In mills or
in Montluçon, it is the last fortresses of dukes
of Bourbon that shelter the treasures … In Margeride,
the magnificent museum of man and the environment of Auvergne
completes the museums of Saint - Flour.
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Whether
it dates from the XV-th to XIX-th centuries, religious or
civil, painting reveals chefs-d'œuvre.
In
Puy-en-Velay, the Mecca of pilgrimage, numerous objects,
accessories and images tell the cult of the Black Virgo.
The archaeological fragments of the Middle Age resulting
from close abbeys Romanic call back the religious importance
of the place. The daily, rural and urban history of Auvergne
comes to light through numerous cultural inheritances. It
is case with the knife of Thiers, the umbrella of Aurillac,
the lace in the High Loire and music of Montluçon.
This rich patrimony is staged in a different way according
to museums. In Clermont-Ferrand, a very contemporary architecture
rehabilitates the former convent of Ursulines to expose
collections. A private hotel of XVIII-th century in Riom
allows feeling intimacy with works. In Thiers, the places
of the very former workshops present knives. In mills or
in Montluçon, it is the last fortresses of dukes
of Bourbon that shelter the treasures … In Margeride,
the magnificent museum of man and the environment of Auvergne
completes the museums of Saint - Flour. 
