Écomusée de la Bintinais, Ecomuseum in Rennes, France.
The Écomusée de la Bintinais is a restored manor farm on Rennes' outskirts, set within extensive parkland and agricultural fields that form part of the display. Permanent exhibitions document five centuries of rural life with period rooms and traditional farming practices.
The museum opened in 1987 and gained official national museum status in 2003, recognizing its importance. This institution emerged to preserve the rural heritage of the Brittany region during a period of rapid rural change.
The museum showcases the relationship between rural and urban life through displays of traditional homes and farming methods that shaped the region for centuries. Visitors experience how people once lived and worked together with the land.
Free admission to permanent exhibitions, open Tuesday to Sunday with longer hours during April through September. The grounds are spacious and best explored on foot, so plan time to wander through both indoor and outdoor areas.
The museum maintains a living collection of 19 rare farm animal breeds and preserves 120 apple varieties in its orchards. This dual role as both museum and genetic repository makes it a working archive of agricultural diversity.
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