Museum of Art and Archeology of the Périgord

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The Museum of Art and Archeology of Périgord (French: Musée d'Art et d'Archéologie du Périgord, MAAP) is located on the northern outskirts of the old town (on the Cours Tournay) of the city of Périgueux in Périgord / Dordogne . It was founded in 1835 after preparatory work by archaeologists Henry Wlgrin de Taillefer (1761–1833) and Gabriel de Mourcin from 1828. It is located in an earlier monastery and shows a selection of 33,500 exhibits from prehistory to over 2000 square meters today. Thanks to donations from colonial officials, the museum also has an ethnographic department.

tour

The tour begins on the ground floor with a hall of honor for the founders and donors of the museum. Rooms 2 to 4 are on the first floor and show the early history of the region, including the skeleton of a Neanderthal man. The prehistoric collection is considered the fourth largest in France. The technique of working flint is taught in detail. Room 5 on the first floor is reserved for temporary exhibitions. Back on the ground floor, halls 6 (Africa) and 7 (Oceania) show the ethnographic collection. The ethnographic collection is said to be the seventh largest in France. Also on the ground floor in the cloister are sculptures and reliefs from the 4th to the 17th century. Halls 11 to 18 present paintings and sculptures from the 16th to the 21st centuries from France (including artists from the Périgord), Spain, Italy and Flanders. This also includes historical and landscape paintings by Adrien Manglard , Canaletto , Paul Guigou and Daniel. Portraits of important personalities in the region are also part of the fund, including those of Pierre de Bourdeille (also known as Pierre de Brantôme) and François Fénelon . Temporary exhibitions with works by contemporary artists are shown four to five times a year in room 19. The number of vessels on display is quite extensive, their origins stretching from prehistory to the 20th century, as well as iron and cast iron craftsmanship from the region.

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  • Hall of honor for the founders and donors in the MAAP

  • Part of the cloister in the MAAP

  • 17th century sedan chair, MAAP

  • Painting room in the MAAP

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