Museum of the Americas - Auch

The second largest collection of pre-Columbian art in France, the Musée des Amériques - Auch also bears witness, through its other collections, to the history of Gascony, from Antiquity to the first half of the 20th century.

Created in 1793, the museum took the name of the convent in which it had settled in 1979.

Today, called "Museum of the Americas - Auch" in accordance with the richness and diversity of its American collections (2nd largest collection of pre-Columbian art in France) but also local ones.

Discover the museum tour which extends over 19 permanent exhibition rooms and 4 temporary exhibition rooms representing more than 1000 m² of exhibitions.
The entrance to the museum is via rue Gilbert Brégail, where you will discover the garden and the beautiful Jacobins complex.

The Musée des Amériques - Auch has the second collection of pre-Columbian art in France after that of the Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac. It thus offers a complete panorama of the pre-Hispanic cultures of Peru, Ecuador, Central America and Mexico until the Spanish conquest. More than 400 pieces of goldsmith's work, ceramics, weaving, wood are exhibited. The Latin American sacred art collection, on the other hand, is certainly the rarest. Not to be missed is the exceptional Mass of Saint Gregory, a feather painting produced using an Aztec technique in Mexico City in 1539, less than 20 years after the conquest of Cortes. It is probably one of the oldest Christian works in the New World.

The adventure continues in the heart of the local heritage thanks to the rich collections presenting the history of the city and of Gascony from Antiquity to the 20th century: among the most beautiful pieces are the splendid frescoes from the Gallo-Roman palace de Roquelaure (XNUMX BC), the recumbent figure of Cardinal Jean d'Armagnac (XNUMXth century), from the old Romanesque cathedral, which preceded the current building, the olifant and the liturgical comb of Saint-Orens ... But also magnificent elements of traditional costumes from the XNUMXth century or the collection of fine arts showcasing the works of Gers painters and sculptors from the XNUMXth to the XNUMXth century. These include the splendid Phases de la lumière by Jean-Louis Rouméguère, the astonishing Reconciled Fiancés by Mario Cavaglieri, or the sculpture by Antonin Carlès entitled La Jeunesse.

Also see 6 other collections:
- the Gallo-Roman section
- The Egyptian section
- the medieval section
- the section of pre-Columbian art and Latin American sacred art
- The fine arts section
- The Gascony section.

Now take advantage of an audio guide to discover the collections of the Museum of the Americas - Auch, available in French, English and Spanish.
An audio description tour is also available, accompanied by a booklet to discover the works. For people with visual disabilities, two works from the collection can be touched with gloves.

The Museum of the Americas - Auch is free every first weekend of the month!

Good Deal / Privilege Passport: adult entry €3 instead of €6; free for under 18s every 1st weekend of the month

• Groups welcome up to 25 people.

Customers

• Groups welcome
• School groups welcome

Visit languages

• English
• Spanish
• French

Audio guide languages

• English
• Spanish
• French

Individual visit services

• Unguided individual tours permanently
• Guided individual tours on request

Group visits services

• Unguided group tours permanently
• Guided group tours on request

Free for holders of the Culture Passport of the Gers department and territorial agents of Grand Auch Coeur de Gascogne.

Free for less than 18 years

Payment method

• Bank / credit card
• Cheque
• Classic Holiday Vouchers
• Cash

Equipment

• Auditorium
• Toilet
• Show room
• Parking in the area

Services

• Educational visits
• Shop
• Tourist Documentation
• Guided tours

Activities on site

• Children's entertainment
• Concert
• Temporary exhibitions
• Evening entertainment

• Access for self-propelled wheelchairs
• hard coating
• Walkway on one level
• Clear traffic area
• Elevator to standards
• Furniture/Reception desk suitable for wheelchair users
• WC + grab bar + circulation space
• Site, building fully accessible
• Possibility to drop someone off in front of the site
• Visual alarm with light flash
• Magnetic buckle available at reception
• Presence of pictograms and/or simplified visuals of suitable signage (texts/images)
• Presentation of the place accessible to visually impaired people at the reception
• Customer service includes the welcome of people with disabilities.
• Visitor support tools
• Path without obstacles inside
• Visitor support devices
• Documentation in French Easy
• Presence of seating or sit-stand areas