Country Memory Museum
Nautical stop point
47400 Villeton
Tél : 05 53 79 05 59 / 06 12 60 73 29
Come and discover this collection of machines and tools relating agriculture and its mechanization story. Over a century after, you will be astonished by the cleverness of yester-year’s mechanization.
This museum of rural heritage retraces the history of more than a century of rural life. Exhibition of tools and machines in perfect working order. Demonstrations by arrangement (threshing of wheat and production of flour, making of clogs and ropes). “Educational Garden” with various varieties of vegetables.
The visit will make you live the steps of agriculture: from soils preparation to harvesting and threshing, through sowings and treatments. In the first room machines in perfect working conditions and tools used to cultivate the land are exhibited (plough, harrow, grading device, taring device, flour mill, hoe...). Demonstration, by appointment, traditional flour making steps: from wheat ear to flour. In the second room, there is a clog-maker who will show you the making of yesterday’s shoehorns: clogs (ravanette, hammer, eye auger, parer, spoons...).
Opening from 1 june to 30 septembre from 2 pm to 7 pm except on Saturdays. Opening from March to November: everyday by appointment for groups (minimum 15 people)
Rates:
children (4 up to 12 years’ old): 2 €
adults: 4 €
groups of more than 15 people: 3 € (by appointment)
