See photos (11)
Musée Champollion - Les Ecritures du Monde
Archaeology, History, Museum
in Figeac
Free
-
This museum is installed in the house where Jean-François Champollion was born, behind a façade of glass and copper pierced with a thousand different graphic signs. The museum collections evoke both Champollion's work to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs and the civilisation of ancient Egypt: there is a mummy accompanied by its funerary offerings and a representation of the great Egyptian gods. The visit then provides the opportunity to follow all the major steps in the development of the...
This museum is installed in the house where Jean-François Champollion was born, behind a façade of glass and copper pierced with a thousand different graphic signs. The museum collections evoke both Champollion's work to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs and the civilisation of ancient Egypt: there is a mummy accompanied by its funerary offerings and a representation of the great Egyptian gods. The visit then provides the opportunity to follow all the major steps in the development of the various writing systems of the world: writings first appeared over 5000 years ago in the Middle East, but also, independently, a little later in China and amongst the Mayan peoples...
-
-
Spoken languages
-
-
-
-
Contact by email
- See all reviews
Services
-
-
Equipment
-
-
-
Services
-
Rates
-
Payment methods
-
-
-
Rates 2023
-
Adult rateFrom 5 €
-
Free—
-
Adult rate (guided tour)From 9 €
-
Adult Group tourFrom 8 €
-
Group rateFrom 4 €
-
Child rate (guided tour)From 5 €
-
Child Group TourFrom 5 €
-
Childs groups rateFrom 0 €
Openings
-
From
February 1, 2023
until June 30, 2023 -
From
July 1, 2023
until August 31, 2023 -
From
September 1, 2023
until December 31, 2023
- Opened
-
Monday10:30 AM - 6:30 PM
-
Tuesday10:30 AM - 6:30 PM
-
Wednesday10:30 AM - 6:30 PM
-
Thursday10:30 AM - 6:30 PM
-
Friday10:30 AM - 6:30 PM
-
Saturday10:30 AM - 6:30 PM
-
Sunday10:30 AM - 6:30 PM
- Opened
