Musée Bargoin — Attraction in Clermont-Ferrand

As an international student of Ancient History, I was particularly excited to visit this museum and access its collections. It is, by all reports, an excellent experience. However, on arriving, there was simply a sign on its closed doors stating that it is CLOSED until 18th April 2023. Whilst museum closures for renovation works are completely understandable, there was no mention of this online via any of the official websites (including the regional tourism website). Very disappointed with the lack of communication, and this combined with the lack of public transport to the Puy de Dome temple site in the region meant that there was no accessible ancient history sites within the region. As a result, I cut my stay short (4 hours total) to return to Lyon for a few days, where ancient cultural sites are abundant...

This is a great museum to visit if you are interested in ancient history and would like to see some amazing artefacts that have been found in the locallity.

The quantity and quality of the displays is really impressive and the staff are really friendly and helpful making for a nice experience.

The entrance fee is very reasonable and I would say allow up to two hours for a proper look around or an hour or so for a quick look.

I would say that it is a Medium sized museum judging by the museums I have visited in the past.

There is also some fabrics etc on display on the upper floor if this is of interest.

In my opinion well...

History, from early man (in europe) to medieval times with regional/local archeological samples and explanations of provenance that is well ordered and relevant for Auvergne and Clermont-ferrand. A real gem, set in a beautiful building.

Not a "large' collection like many big museums, but very informative. We spent a few hours here pouring over the details of each exhibit and were enthralled.

It was just what we were looking for and helped us appreciate...