Musée du Berry, Regional history museum in Bourges, France
The Musée du Berry occupies the Hôtel Cujas building, containing regional artifacts, sculptures, and archaeological collections from different historical periods.
Claude-Denis Mater established the museum collection in 1834, which later moved to its current location at Hôtel Cujas in 1891.
The museum displays 220 Gallo-Roman steles, medieval works, and artifacts from the former province of Berry, including regional pottery and paintings.
The museum opens from 10 AM to 12:30 PM and 1:30 PM to 6 PM during July and August, with free admission for all visitors.
The Egyptian collection features the mummy of Djehdor from the 4th century BC, brought back by a resident of Bourges.
Location: Bourges
Accessibility: Wheelchair inaccessible
Phone: +33248704192
Website: https://ville-bourges.fr/site/musee-berry
GPS coordinates: 47.08500,2.39278
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:54
Berry gathers a historical and natural heritage that spans from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. The Saint-Étienne Cathedral in Bourges, built between 1195 and 1255, is one of France's major Gothic monuments, with five sculpted portals and 13th-century stained glass windows. The Jacques Cœur Palace, home of Charles VII's treasurer, showcases 15th-century civic architecture. The Bourges marshlands consist of a 135-hectare network of vegetable gardens irrigated by medieval canals, still cultivated in the city center. The region preserves several medieval castles such as Sagonne with its 30-meter square keep, and Noirlac Abbey, which features a complete monastic complex with cloister and monastic buildings. George Sand's estate in Nohant-Vic offers insight into the novelist's residence with period furnishings and her private theater. The Berry and Resistance museums in Bourges feature collections from Gallo-Roman times, medieval periods, and testimonies from World War II. The area also includes natural spaces like Lake Virlay, suitable for fishing and forest walks.
Palais Jacques-Cœur
102 m
Hôtel Cujas
69 m
Église Notre-Dame de Bourges
227 m
Collège des Jésuites de Bourges
192 m
Bourges amphitheatre
135 m
Église Saint-Aoustrillet de Bourges
143 m
Jacques Coeur monument in Bourges
134 m
Couvent des Ursulines de Bourges
47 m
Théâtre Municipal Jacques-Cœur
168 m
Aux Nouvelles Galeries
185 m
Hôtel des Méloizes
200 m
Maison de la Reine Blanche à Bourges
180 m
Aux Dames de France
114 m
Établissements Aubrun
207 m
Maison, 7 rue Pelvoysin
144 m
Maisons, 3 rue Cambournac
173 m
Immeuble, 17 rue Pelvoysin, Bourges
185 m
Maison, 1 rue de la Poëlerie, 17 rue Mirebeau
257 m
Maison de Pelvoysin
169 m
Hôtel de Bengy
193 m
Maison, 13 rue Pelvoysin, Bourges
180 m
Maison, 11 rue Pelvoysin
157 m
Maison à pans de bois, 9 rue Pelvoysin
151 m
Maison, 35 rue Gambon, Bourges
194 m
Maison, 33 rue Gambon, Bourges
194 m
Chapelle du palais Jacques Cœur de Bourges
116 m
Immeuble, 1 rue des Arènes, Bourges
89 m
Le Jardin du Palais de Justice
89 mReviews
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