Opening Times
July – August: 10.30 am to 6.30 pm (every day)
April to June, September – October :
10.30 am to 12.30 pm / 2 pm to 6 pm
(except Mondays)
November to March:
2 pm to 5.30 pm (except Mondays)
Closed: January 16th to 31st
January 1st, May 1st, December 25th
Open: Easter Monday and Whit Monday
On your own, with the family, or in a group, we can cater for your visit!
Unaccompanied visit: Discover the museum collections at your own pace.
Guided tours: (Reservation necessary) Benefit from information the guide can give you to make the collections more meaningful, on an exclusive tour or in a group the visit is adapted to your needs.
Conference tour: Take 1h30 to explore the subject of your choice:
- Champollion and Egypt
- The origins of writing
- Masterpieces of the museum
- From letter to word – the revolution of the alphabet
- Temporary exhibition – according to the subject
Presto tour: A 55-minute introduction to the museum.
Guided tours are available in French, English, Spanish, Occitan, Chinese, and Japanese.
Entry Charges
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Entrance fee 7 €
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Concession fee* 4 €
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Entrance fee 6 €
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Concession fee* 3 €
* Reduced rate for young people aged 18-25, students, job seekers, companions of AAH beneficiaries or CMI card holders; groups of more than 10 people; companions of ambassador cardholders and partners.
** Free admission on the first Sunday of the month (excluding July and August); for those under 18; Friends of the Champollion Museum; national and regional tour guides; holders of the ICOM card; group companions; recipients of AAH or CMI cards; recipients of social welfare benefits and holders of a press card.
Free admission for those under 18.
Guided tour supplement: €4/person.
Audioguide supplement (available in French, English, Spanish, and German): €3
Entry Charges
Guided tour, adults (minimum 10 people): Museum entry fee + guided tour, 4€ (Available in French, English, Spanish, Occitan, Chinese, Japanese)
Exclusive tour (groups of under 10 people): Fixed rate, 80€
School groups (maximum 20 people): Museum entry fee (free) + 2.50€ per person
Audio guide: 3€, available in French, English, Spanish, German.
Information throughout the museum
To help you make the most of your visit, whether on your own or with a group.
MusEUm plan
(free of charge)
Situate the entire collections at a glance.
Available in French, English and Spanish.
Museum booklet
On loan free of charge for non French speakers.
Available in English, German, Dutch, Greek, and Spanish.
Audio guide
(charge 3€)
A commentary of the major works in the collections.
Available at the front desk in French, English, German, and Spanish.
Touch pads
With text in brail, embossed maps and casts illustrate the collections in each room for the visually impaired visitor.
Museum letter
A publication, free of charge, giving information about the latest developments in the collections.
Activity booklets
(price from 1€ to 2€)
For children aged 5 – 12 a fun way to explore the museum’s collections
The museum also invites you to come for special events throughout the year.
Fête de la Musique, Nuit des Musées, Journées Européennes du Patrimoine, exhibitions, evening gatherings, reading sessions and training courses are some of the ways of getting the feel of the museum.
The Educational department has specific activities for the young visitor.
Further information
Getting here
Free car park Place du Foirail 400m from the museum (at the top of rue de Colomb).
No parking on Place Champollion (except for weekday deliveries before 10 am).
Accessibility
Disabled parking available 150 m from the museum Place Carnot (Place de la Halle).
The museum is accessible to visitors with reduced mobility: lift, wheelchairs, and folding stools are provided for your comfort during your visit. Touch screens throughout the museum provide additional information.
- Unattended cloakroom
- Toilets
- Drinking, eating, and smoking forbidden
- Photographs permitted without flash.
- Dogs not admitted.
Organizing your visit to Figeac
Quality labels:
- The Champollion Museum was awarded the label « Musée de France » in 2002.
- The label « Maison des Illustres » was awarded by the Ministry of Culture and Communication in 2012.
- The museum was awarded the label « Esprit Lot Partagé » in 2011.
Museum shop with a difference
Calligrapher’s instruments supplied by major workshops in Peking, Jingdezhen and Xian, books on scripts from all over the world, reproductions of Egyptian artifacts, curios and games : a wide selection of objects is available to suit all budgets.
The museum shop is open during museum opening times.
To order any item, please state the reference number when you contact the museum shop by phone: +(0) 5 56 50 31 08 or by email at [email protected]
Subject to stock and fragility of the item.
The pictures may differ from the actual items and only serve as an illustration.
Press kit
+33 (0)5 65 50 34 87 or [email protected]
Contact
Front desk and Shop: +33 (0)5 65 50 31 08
Conservation: +33 (0)5 65 50 34 88 (Céline Ramio)
Educational service: +33 (0)5 65 50 34 88 (Stéphanie Lebreton)
Public relations and press: +33 (0)5 65 50 34 87 (Laurie Delclaux)
Musée Champollion – Les Écritures du Monde
Place Champollion
46100 FIGEAC
Email: [email protected]
Téléphone: +33 (0)5 65 50 31 08
