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The origins of the Basque and the history of Bayonne Museum

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Outlined in 1897 during
the Congress of the Bask traditions in Saint Jean de Luz , then drawn
before WWI, the project of an ethnological and historical Museum was
born in 1922 in Bayonne and opened in 1924. The collections were put
then in a house dating from the 18th Century, which was called
Dagourette House and which was bordered with 3 warehouses.
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Dagourette
House painted by Veyrin in 1924 |
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The
banks of the river Nive and the Museum in May 2007 |
The association and the Museum
The 'SAMB' clearly participates to the life of the Museum
It organizes entertainments
- For all kinds of audience, on the 1st Sunday of each month
- For children, except on school-time
- During national events ( European Patrimony Days)
- During local events ( Bayonne Feast, exhibitions)
The association contributes to the enrichment of the collections,
either directly through gifts, or indirectly as a link between the
Museum and donors.
It exchanges its publications with more than 80 organizations all over
the world and gives to the Documentary Center of the Museum the
publications it gets from them.It provides the translation into Basque
of the review about the collections of the Museum.
The collaboration with the Museum has become stronger and stronger
since its re-opening in 2001. We are careful as its needs either with
the keepers or guardians.
Further information
Site of the Museum
The Museum is located in the district called' Petit
Bayonne' (old town) in
Dagourette House
Musée Basque et de l'histoire de Bayonne
37 quai des Corsaires
F 64100 BAYONNE
France
tel. 33 (0) 5 59 46 61 90
Official
information


Send
an email to SAMB
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