The Museum of Prehistory (musée de la Préhistoire) in Le Grand-Pressigny is a real Mecca for the period it covers. Its setting is a historical monument - one of the most southern of the Loire châteaux – where a combination of Middle Age, Renaissance and contemporary architecture houses a rich archaeological collection, from the Palaeolithic to the Bronze Age. The jewel in the museum’s crown are its livres de beurrecores and exceptional long flint blades exported in the third millennium.
Its collections, events and exhibitions make the Museum an exceptional place to visit in Touraine.
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ENTREZ DANS LA COUR DES GRANDS (for 7-12 year-olds)
Entrez dans la cour des grands will take you and your family on a fun and unique treasure hunt throughthe Val de Loire. All the visits have something in common: they’re a source of wonder, of curiosity and of astonishment. So, go on an adventure! Around forty different places are waiting to share their secrets with you. You’ll have unforgettable experiences and will find out, with great pleasure that, in Anjou and Touraine, curiosity is a family thing! 
 
The Museum became part of the network in July 2010. Using the booklet provided, find out what flint was used for in prehistoric times.

 WORKSHOPS FOR FAMILIES AND GROUPS

For groups of 10 to 15 people, children (aged 6 and above) and adults, by reservation.
Duration 90 minutes
Workshops including a tailored museum visit.
Children: €4.50 per child per workshop (in addition to Museum admission; free admission for under 12s; €4.50 for 12 to 18 years)
Adults: €4.50 per adult per workshop (in addition to Museum admission)
 
The mammoth: this visit focuses on the Museum collections that are related to the mammoth and includes a story about the mammoth and a workshop where the children can engrave a mammoth onto clay. For 4 year-olds and above. 
 
Neolithicpottery: participants will try their hand at coiling clay, decorate Neolithic pottery and take their pot away with them. It’s also possible to make spindle whorls (clay tools used to spin wool or vegetable fibres) and clay necklace beads based on Neolithic models. Groups having reserved this workshop will need to ensure something is provided to carry the objects made.
 
Prehistoric art: participants will try their hand at painting and engraving techniques used by Cro-Magnon Man. The facilitator will provide an explanation regarding the animals that the men of the Upper Palaeolithic period depicted. Groups having reserved this workshop will need to ensure something is provided to carry the objects made.
 
Reservation:
Museum reception: +33 2 47 94 90 20 - e-mail grandpressigny@cg37.fr
Public services: +33 2 47 94 96 42 - e-mail fdemouche@cg37.fr
 
 
 
 
 

 

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Le Grand-Pressigny : musée de la Préhistoire - 37350 Le Grand-Pressigny
www.prehistoiregrandpressigny.fr