Musée Pyrénéen de Niaux recounts the mountain life of yesteryear: rough and rugged, but full of ingenuity. Through striking everyday objects, precious witnesses to a bygone era, the museum plunges us into the world of the Ariège mountain dwellers.
️ Musée pyrénéen de Niaux - Memory of the mountain
The Niaux Pyrenean Museum tells the story of the mountains of yesteryear: a harsh, rugged life, but full of ingenuity. Through striking everyday objects, precious witnesses to a bygone past, the museum plunges us into the world of the Ariège mountain dwellers.
During your visit, you'll discover :
pastoral life,
grain and bread-making,
subsistence activities,
small-scale industry,
as well as iron and glass working in the Ariège Pyrenees.
An original and atypical museum, celebrating the skills and resilience of those who have shaped mountain life.
The Niaux Pyrenean Museum tells the story of the mountains of yesteryear: a harsh, rugged life, but full of ingenuity. Through striking everyday objects, precious witnesses to a bygone past, the museum plunges us into the world of the Ariège mountain dwellers.
During your visit, you'll discover :
pastoral life,
grain and bread-making,
subsistence activities,
small-scale industry,
as well as iron and glass working in the Ariège Pyrenees.
An original and atypical museum, celebrating the skills and resilience of those who have shaped mountain life.
Rates
Rates
No reservation required.
Opening times
Opening times
On 21 September 2025
- 16:00 at 18:00
