Museum

à Le Puy-en-Velay

Musée Crozatier

A stone's throw from the town centre, in the heart of a centuries-old garden, discover the surprising and varied collections of the Crozatier museum. A place for the whole family combining tradition and modernity.

The Crozatier Museum is 4 museums in 1:

The historical gallery: from Prehistory to the Renaissance in Haute-Loire
The Lace Gallery: From the 17th to the 21st century, lace in all its forms
The Fine Arts Gallery: paintings and sculptures from the 15th century to the dawn of the 20th century
The science gallery: fossils, minerals, taxidermied animals, and gears

Come and admire rare and moving works, understand landscapes marked by volcanism, measure yourself against centuries and millennia to share emotions with your family.

Films, games, tactile models, talking pictures and interactive tablets, accessible to all, allow you to learn while having fun and to take a different look at the collections.

Further information :

Large suitcases and bags are prohibited and cannot be left in the changing rooms.
Only items of a size equivalent to a standard cabin baggage are accepted.

We speak: English, French

Themes

  • Arts and culture
  • Sacred art
  • Crafts
  • Decorative Art
  • Popular arts and traditions
  • Local history
  • Fine arts
  • Modern / contemporary art
  • Plastic arts
  • Painting
  • Sculpture
  • Science and technology
  • Archeology
  • Mechanical sciences
  • Natural Sciences
  • Textiles
  • local tradition
  • History
  • Prehistory
  • Ethnology
  • Geology
  • Natural History
  • Minéraux

Location details

  • In the city

Visit

Average duration of individual visit: 90 min.

Average duration of the group visit: 60 min.

Minimum age requirement: 36 years

Minimum group size: 10 people

Minimum group size: 30 people

Customers

Suitable for: Families with children

Language(s) of the visit

Dutch, German, English, French

Individual visit services

  • Unguided individual tours permanently
  • Guided individual tours on request

Group visit services

  • Unguided group visits on request
  • Guided group tours on request

Opening

Opening hours from September 01 to October 16, 2026
MondayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
WednesdayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
ThursdayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
FridayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
SaturdayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
SundayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
Opening hours from October 17 to November 01, 2026
MondayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
TuesdayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
WednesdayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
ThursdayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
FridayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
SaturdayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
SundayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm

School holidays (zone A).

Opening hours from November 02 to December 18, 2026
WednesdayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
ThursdayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
FridayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
SaturdayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
SundayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
Opening hours from December 19, 2026 to January 03, 2027
MondayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
TuesdayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
WednesdayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
ThursdayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
FridayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
SaturdayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
SundayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm

School holidays (zone A).

Opening hours from 04 January to 12 February 2027
TuesdayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
SaturdayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
SundayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
Opening hours from 13 February to 28 February 2027
MondayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
TuesdayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
WednesdayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
ThursdayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
FridayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
SaturdayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
SundayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm

School holidays (zone A).

Opening hours from March 01 to March 31, 2027
TuesdayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
SaturdayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
SundayOpen from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm

Exceptional Closure(s)

  • 01/01/2026
  • 01/05/2026
  • 01/11/2026
  • 25/12/2026

Prices

PricesMin.Max.
Full price

8 €Not disclosed
Reduced price

5 €Not disclosed

Annual pass: €18

Free for:
– under 18s
– group guides
– companions of people with disabilities
– ICOM and ICOMOS cards (professional cards)

Free for children under 18 years old

Payment methods

  • Cheque
  • Bank / credit card
  • Cash
  • Culture Check
  • Classic Holiday Vouchers
  • Online payment

Services

Equipment

  • Coach parking
  • Parking in the area
  • Meeting room
  • Parking
  • Air-conditioning
  • Elevator
  • Toilet

Services

  • Educational visits
  • Coach access
  • Room rental for event
  • Theme visit
  • Shop
  • Drop off on site for groups
  • Wifi Internet access
  • Tourist documentation
  • Tourist information
  • Reservation of services
  • Guided tours
  • Numerous ticketing

Activities on site

  • Concert
  • Manual workshops
  • Product tasting
  • Permanent exhibition
  • Temporary exhibitions
  • Show
  • Animation
  • Children's entertainment

Home animals

NOT_ACCEPTED

Accessible tourism

Accessible services: Services adapted for hearing impairment, Services adapted for intellectual disability, Services adapted for visual impairment, Wheelchair accessible, Fully accessible site and building, Visual alarm with flashing light, Hearing loop available at reception, Reception staff trained to welcome people with disabilities

Hearing impairment

Admission is free for 1 accompanying person.

For the hearing impaired, the reception is equipped with a magnetic induction loop and guided tours in French sign language (LSF) are offered regularly. In one room, there is a video dubbed in LSF (see photo below).

Physical disability

The Crozatier museum is labeled Tourisme & Handicap for the four disabilities. It reopened after 8 years of work and its accessibility has been greatly improved. In particular, there are 2 lifts, 4 disabled toilets with two-way transfer and wide aisles for circulation.

Visual impairment

Admission is free for 1 accompanying person.

Mental handicap

Admission is free for 1 accompanying person.

Linked offers

On the spot…

Address

2 rue Antoine Martin
43000 Le Puy-en-Velay

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