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Fun museums to learn and understand everything. Enjoy a trip through time and discover our rich heritage.

Musée Picarvie

The ancient jobs of Picardy inhabitants

Tools used everyday by Picardy inhabitants in the last century, the 6000 exhibits displayed in the Picarvie Museum are precious witnesses. They remind us of our ancestors' agricultural, craft, industrial and domestic activities.

Jardins de Valloires

Botanics from A to Z

All year long, guided visits of the gardens are organised for groups of adults and schoolchildren. The guide knows all there is to know about the various collections and species.
The fun and educational activities are specially organised specially for children.
Education is a priority in Valloires. This is a real museum of plant life, with paths that enable the general public learn about plants.

Heritage to protect

Because they are home to endangered species, the gardens have a major conservation role. In Valloires, 175 botanical families, 698 species of plants and 2030 individual species cohabit, each one of them then divided into different varieties.
The living collections are a precious heritage that is available to scientists to find out more about plant biodiversity and its future.

Maison de la Baie de Somme et de l'Oiseau

A high flying wildlife collection
Over 300 species of birds are represented, including a collection of 151 species of ducks, unique in Europe, a collection of waders and hummingbirds.
Various natural environments (cliffs, woods, dunes, marshes) have been recreated and the main species are shown in their natural environment.
Hundreds of geese and European ducks live in our educational marsh. Other exhibitions present the very varied wildlife, including the harbour seals that have chosen to live in our Bay.

 

Deciphering the Bay
Discovering the entire Bay: its geological and maritime evolution, the ecosystems, the interaction between humans and the natural environment as well as what is at stake when preserving it. During the tour, all the materials needed to read it are presented: models, dioramas, temporary exhibitions and the screening of the film "Against wind and tide" on the future of the Bay.