Temporary exhibition
Of Beasts and Men
Permanent exhibition
Dive into the heart of rural life!
The Viroin Ecomuseum presents the main traditional trades once practiced in the village communities of Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse. Departing from a reconstituted village square, discover thethe workshopsof several typical craftsmen of the region. Thousands of tools, explanatory panels, videos illustrate vanished or little-known village trades: forester, charcoal maker, cooper, tanner, saddler, shoemaker, clog maker, blacksmith, wheelwright...
Also discover an industrial clog-maker's workshop dating from the beginning of the 20th century. Testimony of an industry which, at the beginning of the 20th century, made Viroinval rich.
Outdoor course Agricultural machinery
Discover the beautiful collection of agricultural machines at the Écomusée du Viroin. Witnesses to the progressive mechanization of agriculture that would lead to the tractor revolution in the first half of the 20th century, these machines, as surprising as they are ingenious, demonstrate Man's growing mastery over his environment. Potato planter, weeder, rake-tedder; each machine fulfilled a very specific role relating to working the land and concentrated in it a set of know-how and ingenious techniques.