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The museums of Belfort and the Territoire de Belfort

A showcase for the cultural wealth of the department, the museums of the city of Belfort and the Territoire de Belfort offer a fascinating array of options with something to please young and old alike.

In Belfort…

Musée d'Art Moderne

Located in the heart of the city, the Museum of Modern Art is housed in a former mansion built in the late 19th century. Its collection consists of the Jardot donation, a prestigious assembly of more than 100 works by great modern painters, including Picasso, Léger and Braque.

These pieces were all acquired through the extraordinary gift of Maurice Jardot, a native of the region, to the city of Belfort: "an aficionado's selection...in tribute to D. H. Kahnweiler".
Visitors can now use free audio guides in French, English and German to discover the collection and the life of Maurice Jardot and Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, key players in the history of modern art.

Open every day except Tuesday :

From 1st October to 31st May: 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 17:00
From 1st June to 30 September: 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 18:00

Closed on 1st January, 1st November and 25 December

Tarifs

Pass Belfort (Grand Souterrain + Lion + Musée d'Histoire + les musées de Belfort):

Adulte: 7€

Moins de 18 ans, handicapés, journalistes et le 1er dimanche du mois: gratuit

Pour les Belfortains: tarifs spéciaux

8 rue de Mulhouse - Tel: 03 84 90 40 70

Musée des Beaux-Arts

The fine arts collection of the city of Belfort is on display in the ring-shaped room of tower 41. The unique architecture of the site—a pentagon—enables the organisation of the 150 works into five themes. Thus the 350m² of space are devoted to allegories, religious paintings, nature, portraits and Camille Lefèvre (1853-1933), a contemporary sculptor and painter who was a friend to Rodin and Dalou and who bequeathed his own works and private collection to the city.

Open everyday exept Tuesday : From 1st October to 31st May: 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 18:00,
from 1st June to 30 September: 10:00 to 18:00

Closed on 1st January, 1st November and 25 December

Tarifs

Pass Belfort (Grand Souterrain + Lion + Musée d'Histoire + les musées de Belfort):

Adulte: 7€

Moins de 18 ans, handicapés, journalistes et le 1er dimanche du mois: gratuit

Pour les Belfortains: tarifs spéciaux

Rue Georges Pompidou - Tél: 03 84 22 16 73

History Museum and Bartholdi Museum Space

The Musée de Belfort, created in 1872 by the Société Belfortaine d'Émulation, is designed around archeological vignettes: a reflection of daily life in the region in prehistoric times (burial caves in Cravanche),

during the period of invasions (burgonde necropolis in Bourogne), the Roman conquest (Offremong pottery workshop and Bavilliers"villa") and souvenirs of the military figures who defended Belfort countless times (General Lecourbe's sword, personal effects of Denfert-Rochereau).

In February 2011, as part of the Belfort Lion's birthday celebration and as a tribute to its creator, the city decided to establish permanent displays for the history museum's six rooms. The resulting Bartholdi Museum Space is dedicated to statuary and serves up a variety of sculptures, engravings, old photographs, archives and original documents.

Hours of operationi :

From 1st October to 31st March: 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 17:00 (except Tuesdays)
From 1st April to 31st May: 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 18:00 (except Tuesdays)

From 1st June to 31st August: 10:00 to 19:00(except Tuesdays from 1st to 30 June)

From 1st to 30 September: 10:00 to 18:00 (except Tuesdays)

Closed on 1st January, 1st November and 25 December

In the Territoire de Belfort

Tarifs

Pass Belfort (Grand Souterrain + Lion + Musée d'Histoire + les musées de Belfort):

Adulte: 7€

Moins de 18 ans, handicapés, journalistes et le 1er dimanche du mois: gratuit

Pour les Belfortains: tarifs spéciaux

In th Territoire de Belfort

Musée Japy - Beaucourt

Located in the brand’s former clock workshop, the Musée Japy recounts the history of industry in Beaucourt from the late 18th century to modern times. Its collections attest to the genius of Frédéric Japy, a pioneer in the mass-produced watch business.

Visitors can admire a striking assortment of items manufactured for nearly two centuries in Beaucourt: watch sketches, clock-making machines, locks, nuts and bolts, lighting, ironmongery, petrol and electric engines, household appliances, typewriters...

Hours of operation : Open from 1st February to 22 December: Wednesday to Sunday from 14:00 to 17:00
From 1st July to 31st August: Wednesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 17:00
Open to groups all year by reservation (written confirmation compulsory), except Christmas holiday through 31st January, 1st May and 1st November.

Moulin Courtelevant

In the south of the Territoire de Belfort, the Courtelevant water mill sits on the Vendeline River, whose source is the Vendlincourt in Switzerland. Listed on the "Supplemental Registry of Historic Monuments".

Here you will learn about the evolution of industrial techniques from the 17th to 19th centuries:

• grinding systems (grinding wheels, English stones, roller mills)
• transmission techniques (gears, cams, pulleys and belts, bucket chains)
• bucket wheel

Hours of operation : Open from 1st May to 31st October, Thursday through Monday and bank holidays from 14:00 to 18:00 and by appointment for groups of 10 or more.
Flour milling on the first Sunday of the month

Forge Musée - Etueffont

In the Petitjean family, the blacksmithing tradition was passed from father to son from 1843 to 1977; over the years they practiced their trade in different ways, responding to changes in techniques and demand.

A visit to their museum begins with a video showing day-to-day life in a blacksmith's shop. The tour continues with the fully functioning blacksmith's forge and the house, with its inhabitable section and barn, which now displays the many agricultural implements of farmer-blacksmiths, masters of fire and nurses to the animals.

Hours of operation :  From April to November 1, everyday (except Tuesday) 14:00 to 18:00.
Open to groups every day (except Tuesday) from 9:00 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 18:00 (reservations required)

Musée de l'Artisanat - Brebotte

This ode to craftsmanship is located on an old farm whose main building has been restored. This building provides insight into the construction methods used to make the half-timbered houses unique to Sundgau.

The collections are organised around three major themes:

• manual trades in rural areas
• housing, everyday objects, clothing and family and religious traditions
• agricultural equipment, particularly as used for harvesting

Hours of operation : Open from 1st April to 30 June, Monday to Saturday from 14:00 to 17:00.
Open from 1st July to 30 September, Wednesday to Sunday from 14:00 to 17:00

Musée Agricole - Botans

This agricultural museum occupies a farm dating to 1830; it illustrates the various stages of development of agricultural mechanization over 200 years and all the objects and tools of yesteryear employed in this region in northeastern Franche-Comté.

Over 100 machines and 1,700 objects, farming tools for milking cows and processing milk, typical veterinary instruments used on the farm, horse tack, transport means and all the implements needed for harvesting, bread making, brandy distilling and apple juice production.

A vegetable garden nurtures the region's traditional hardy plants, such as wormwood, black radish and angelica.

A vast, shady orchard enhanced with heirloom roses is open to visitors who wish to picnic under the trees.

Hours of operation : Opening weekend celebration on Easter Sunday and Monday
Autumn festival on second Sunday of October
Open from Easter to All Saints Day on Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays from 14:00 to 17:30 or by appointment.

Musée Gantner - Lachapelle-sous-chaux

Paintings, watercolors and drawings by Bernard Gantner, an internationally renowned artist, plus his personal archeological collection (Indian, Khmer, Chinese, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, paleo-American, Oceania, etc.) and incunabula.

The artists gives lucky visitors a chance to visit the 20 hilly hectares he has been passionately shaping for 40 years: Japanese bridges and pools, an exceptional forest of moss, arboretum with more than 800 species, ponds, waterfalls, wooded trails along the flanks of the hills, safari park, Sika deer from Japan, fallow deer, reindeer, alpacas, llamas, Falabellas (miniature horses), miniature cows, rare goats. A timeless walk.

Hours of operation : Open from Easter to All Saints Day on Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays from 14:00 to 18:00 and by appointment.