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Firmin Bouisset museum

Museum, Fine Arts, History, Sciences and technology, Arts and culture, Plastic arts, Telecommunications, Decorative arts, Folk arts and popular traditions, Graphic arts in Castelsarrasin
5 Full-fare
  • LU’s Little Schoolboy and Menier’s Little Chocolate Girl are icons created by Firmin Bouisset, a pioneer of modern advertising. Come and meet in Castelsarrasin these characters and many others that are part of our collective imagery.

  • Firmin Bouisset, a pioneer of modern advertising, father of the Petit LU and the Little Chocolate Girl Menier will finally have his Space!

    A stone's throw from Moissac, his birthplace, the Espace Firmîn Bouisset will welcome you from 2021 in Castelsarrasin, near the Canal des Deux Mers.In a small, completely restored pink brick mansion, you will enter the playful and familiar world of this painter-poster artist who, in the heart of the Belle Epoque, revolutionized the art of advertising...
    Firmin Bouisset, a pioneer of modern advertising, father of the Petit LU and the Little Chocolate Girl Menier will finally have his Space!

    A stone's throw from Moissac, his birthplace, the Espace Firmîn Bouisset will welcome you from 2021 in Castelsarrasin, near the Canal des Deux Mers.In a small, completely restored pink brick mansion, you will enter the playful and familiar world of this painter-poster artist who, in the heart of the Belle Epoque, revolutionized the art of advertising and inscribed his characters in our collective imagery.The petite Menier, the Petit écolier de LU, the Pierrot du chocolat Poulain and so many other icons await you at the "Espace Firmin Bouisset".

    Tourism Pass offer : 4€ instead of 5€
  • Environment
    • Cycle track/route within 500 m
  • Spoken languages
    • English
    • French
Services
  • Accessibility
    • Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
    • Doors >=77 cm wide
    • Lift (80 x 130 cm) and door >= 77 cm
    • Reception desk between 70-80 cm high
    • WC + grab handle + adequate space to move
    • Incline >5% but reasonable
  • Activities
    • Permanent exhibition
    • Children's entertainment
  • Equipment
    • Parking
    • Bicycle parking
    • Car park
    • Exhibition space
    • Lift
    • Air conditioning
    • Toilets
  • Services
    • Coach access
    • Shop
    • Guided tours
  • From January 2, 2023 to March 31, 2025
  • Full price
    5 €
Openings
  • From January 1, 2024
    until April 1, 2024
  • From April 2, 2024
    until June 22, 2024
  • From June 23, 2024
    until June 29, 2024
  • On August 31, 2024
  • From September 1, 2024
    until September 22, 2024
  • From September 23, 2024
    until October 30, 2024
  • From November 2, 2024
    until March 31, 2025
  • Monday
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Tuesday
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Wednesday
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Thursday
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Friday
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Monday
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Tuesday
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Wednesday
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Thursday
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Friday
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Saturday
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
  • Saturday
  • Sunday
  • Saturday
  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
  • Saturday
    Closed
    -
  • Sunday
    Closed
    -
  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
  • Saturday
  • Sunday
  • Monday
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Tuesday
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Wednesday
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Thursday
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Friday
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Saturday
    Closed
    -
  • Sunday
    Closed
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