Museums and visits
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Le Corbusier's Chapel (Ronchamp) Tél : + 00 33 (0)3 84 63 50 82 Web site : www.collinenotredameduhaut.com |
Notre Dame du Haut, located in Ronchamp, Franche-Comté, in the south of the Vosges Regional Park. It is a site of great historic, artistic and spiritual importance. Le Corbusier built the chapel in 1955. Jean Prouvé added the bell tower in the seventies and more recently, in 2011, Renzo Piano has worked on the site creating architectural harmony between the Chapel, the Bell Tower and the monastery of Sainte-Claire de la Porterie. The iconic building of the Chapel has been proposed for a UNESCO listing in 2015.
Opening hours :
Every day except January 1st.
From April 1st to September 30th: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
From October to March: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
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House of Negritude and Human Rights (Champagney) Tel. : + 00 33 (0)3 84 23 25 45 Web site : www.maisondelanegritude.fr Mail : negritude.cpy70@wanadoo.fr
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Despite being far away from Africa and the Americas, with as sole image of a black man the picture of one of the Three Kings in the local church, on the 19th of March 1789 the 2000 inhabitants of Champagney decided to ask for the abolition of slavery. They petitioned King Louis XVI through the Register of Grievances. The House helps you to understand the past, present and future of this struggle. It is one of 5 sites on the Abolition Trail (see website below).
Opening hours :
| From April 1st to June 30th: | Tuesday to Friday Saturday and Sunday |
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
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| From July 1st to August 31st: | Tuesday to Friday Saturday and Sunday |
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
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| From September 1st to October 31st: | Tuesday to Friday Saturday and Sunday |
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
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| From November 1st to March 31st: | Tuesday to Saturday | 1:30 p.m. -5:30 p.m. |
Guided tours every day at 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
For Groups - make a reservation
Closed on some Bank holidays
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Mining Museum (Ronchamp) Tel. : + 00 33 (0)3 8420 70 50 |
For 200 years, coal mining has modified the landscape and the history of the Ronchamp area. The museum helps visitors to understand the organisation, tools and the social realities of those bygone days. Take the nearby Mines and Forest trail to discover the origins of coal, extraction techniques used at the turn of the century and the uses of coal in 1.5 hours. The trail starts in front of the Tourist Information Office. Look for the signs with ferns.
Opening hours :
| November 1st to March 30th : | Tuesday to Saturday | 1.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. |
| April 1st to October 31st : | Tuesday to Friday Saturday and Sunday |
10 a.m. to 12 a.m. 1.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. 1.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. |
Closed : January 1st, May 1st and 8th, August 15th, November 1st and 11th and
December 25th.
Guided tours – make a reservation (to be confirmed 48 hours ahead)
For Groups - make a reservation.
