The Musée Agathois

The museum of popular arts and traditions retraces life in Agde from Antiquity to modern times.
It was founded by the Escolo dau Sarret (School of the "Sarret", a typical hat worn in Agde) and has a fascinating collection presented in 24 rooms: history and folklore of the town, religious art, winemaking and maritime activities, reconstructions of domestic interiors, paintings, pottery, costumes, etc.

The museum visit includes:

• Archaeology
  Agde’s history is based on Ancient Greece. The museum houses many archaeological remains from Antiquity to the Middle Ages, including doliums, amphorae, Greek and Roman pottery, etc.
• Maritime activity
  Models of boats, documents, goods brought back from voyages, reconstructions and paintings telling the story of Agde, which was one of the largest ports on the Mediterranean up to the 18th Century.
• Folklore
  

  The refined costumes worn by the ladies of Agde, and their accessories, festivals (water jousting, “danse des treilles”, etc.) and reconstructions of domestic interiors illustrating traditional life in Agde.

Musée Agathois
5, rue de la Fraternité
34300 AGDE
Phone : 04 67 94 82 51 - Fax : 04 67 26 29 13
E-mail : musee.agathois@ville-agde.fr

For more information : guided tours

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