Maurice Dufresne Museum - La Loire à Vélo

Just a short distance from Azay-le-Rideau, in a former paper mill in Moulin de Marnay, this museum houses the impressive collection of vehicles, machines and objects of all kinds that Maurice Dufresne collected and restored throughout his lifetime: a glider used in the film La Grande Vadrouille (Don’t look now… we’re being shot at!), a guillotine from the French revolution… No less than 3000 period objects and posters are displayed here in the temple dedicated to the history of mechanics. This museum is home to a collection of all sorts of ancient machines: cars, plans, locomotives, motorbikes, tractors, trucks, farming machinery, weapons, military equipment, engines, boats, carriages, looms, posters etc. This museum is home to a collection of all sorts of ancient machines: cars, plans

Just a short distance from Azay-le-Rideau, in a former paper mill in Moulin de Marnay, this museum houses the impressive collection of vehicles, machines and objects of all kinds that Maurice Dufresne collected and restored throughout his lifetime: a glider used in the film La Grande Vadrouille (Don't look now... we're being shot at!), a guillotine from the French revolution... No less than 3000 period objects and posters are displayed here in the temple dedicated to the history of mechanics. This museum is home to a collection of all sorts of ancient machines: cars, plans, locomotives, motorbikes, tractors, trucks, farming machinery, weapons, military equipment, engines, boats, carriages, looms, posters etc. This museum is home to a collection of all sorts of ancient machines: cars, plans

Spoken languages :French, English
Languages documentation:French, English, German, Spanish, Dutch
Visiting languages:French, English
Home groups:yes
Information panel :French English German
Pets allowed

Full adult price : 13,00 €

Other rates : 4,50 €

Discount rate : 10,50 €

Free rate : 0,00 €

Discount rate : 7,00 €

Discount rate : 10,50 €

Group rate : 9,00 €

Group rate : 4,00 €

Group rate : 10,50 €

Means of payment

Debit cards
Holiday vouchers
Cash
Money transfer

Period (s)	Morning	Afternoon	Closing day
28/10/2024 - 04/04/2025	-	-	Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Saturday - Sunday
05/04/2025 - 13/07/2025	10:00 -	- 19:00	Monday - Tuesday
14/07/2025 - 31/08/2025	10:00 -	- 19:00
01/09/2025 - 30/09/2025	10:00 -	- 18:00	Monday - Tuesday
01/10/2025 - 19/10/2025	10:00 -	- 18:00	Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday
20/10/2025 - 26/10/2025	10:00 -	- 18:00	Monday - Tuesday

Individual visits

Free visit (permanence):yes
Free visit (request):yes
Guided tour (permanence):no
Guided tour (request):yes
Duration of the visit:02:00
Free tasting:
Tasting fee:

Group tours

Free visit (permanence):yes
Free visit (request):yes
Guided tour (permanence):no
Guided tour (request):yes
Duration of the visit:02:00
Free tasting:
Tasting fee: