Musée de l'audiovisuel et de la communication

  • Museum
  • New technologies and images
  • Photography and cinema
  • Sciences and techniques
  • Telecommunications
Pôle Associatif Sainte Cécile Parking magasin ACTION, 21 rue des Vertolines, Château du Loir, 72500 Montval-sur-Loir

Description

Surprise yourself! Come and take a stroll through 160 years of audiovisual and communication technology. You'll see over 1,300 collectors' items, twenty of which are not to be seen anywhere else in France!
SEEN ON TF1 13H00! AUDIOVISUAL: Phonos, electrophones, radio and television, audio and video recording, professional department (TDF - FR3 - TF1), magnificent collection of lamps, including one weighing almost 50 kg and the 1936 Eiffel Tower transmitting lamp, etc.). COMMUNICATION: through speech, sound, images, writing, radio, the Internet, which allows us to look at telephony, civil and military communication, photography and amateur cinema, the first typewriters, Telex, Minitels, home and professional computing... A "Laboratory" showcase 1842-1930 and a "Arrival of electricity in France" showcase Every 1.50 metres, you'll move on to a different area of interest and hear a number of anecdotes that will surprise or amuse you! You can visit 4 sites in Montval sur Loir over the course of a day: in addition to the Musée de l'Audiovisuel et de la Communication, the Moulin Pousset and its film museum, the Cafetières et Compagnie museum and the Rotonde ferroviaire, the last one of its kind in western France (selected by Stéphane BERN, the national "Heritage" programme, for restoration)... For groups, there is a picnic room on site (40 seats with tables), with ample parking (ideal for vintage car or motorbike clubs). Group visits during the week or at weekends by prior arrangement Over 25 people: visit in 2 groups. Virtual tour of the museum => https://www.visite-virtuelle.f3aproduction.ovh/www/musee-audiovisuel/

Services

Picnic area
Educational tours for groups
Guided tours on request for groups
Guided group tours
Guided tours for individuals on request
Individual guided tours
Individual self-guided tours

Rates

Basic price adult
€5.00

Child group tarif
From €3.00 to €4.00

Group price
From €4.00 to €5.00

Payment methods

Cheques and postal ordersCheques and postal orders

Groups (Max capacity)

Groups (Max capacity)
  • 24 Person(s)

Accepted customers

  • Individuals
  • Groups

Openings

From 18 April 2026 until 27 September 2026

From 18 April 2026 until 27 September 2026
Saturday
15:00 - 18:00

Sunday
15:00 - 18:00

Medias

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Location

Musée de l'audiovisuel et de la communication
Pôle Associatif Sainte Cécile Parking magasin ACTION, 21 rue des Vertolines, Château du Loir, 72500 Montval-sur-Loir

Spoken languages

Spoken languages
  • French
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