OUR REASON TO BE

“The Préhistomuseum exists to enable everyone to experience our humanity through an original and unconventional encounter with Prehistory and archaeology.”  

 

Dear visitor,


As you discover the Préhistomuseum, we want you to awaken the primitive being that lies within you, because we are, all of us, homo sapiens!

 
What are we trying to do here?

Take you somewhere different, on a journey through time. 


In the confines of a magnificent 30-hectare forest, we have created a museum at the foot of the Ramioul Cave and filled it with fun and instructive experiences. The aim is to give you a chance to live the experience of long-ago humanity by getting to grips with Prehistory, with the help of our archaeologist mediators.

We hope that from this encounter with our past you will take something of vital importance for today.  


We also want you to find enjoyment and inspiration, individually, as a family or with friends. 

 
We dare to dream that your visit will help you play your part in the existential debate over the Anthropocene.  

 
Will we indeed be the agents of the 6th mass extinction since the Earth was formed? 

 
Together, let’s try for a better understanding between us and a better understanding of our ecosystem. 

 
Lastly, if you are students or professionals from the tourism, heritage or museum sectors, we feel sure you will find the Préhistomuseum offers valuable resources for your professional career and development.   

 
We are all of us homo sapiens, beings who, like the Museum of today, retain something of our Prehistoric past.  


Thank you for trying out the ground-breaking museum experience created by the Préhistomuseum team.

 
Fernand COLLIN

Préhistomuseum Director,

“The first link in a mediating museum, a Pop Archaeology activist”