Museobar - Border museum

The festive atmosphere of a mountain border town at the time of the attachment of Savoy to France and the drilling of the first railway tunnel, the sound of mechanical pianos.

Description

Savoy became French in 1860, and at the end of the tunnel between France and Italy, pierced in 1871, Modane becomes a new French frontier town, as well as an international station of prime importance.
Forests are built and garrisons are set up to monitor the border. Customs and railwaymen, French and Italian work and live in Modane. The city resonates French and Italian voices, melodies of basemouth pianos crank, whistles of steam trains, Parisian singers who come to perform in local cabarets ...
A visit to the cross-border meeting through videos, audio testimonies, photos, music, dances ...
An original museum that tells a moving past in a setting with shimmering colors.
Written translations of the visit in: English, German, Italian, Dutch, Spanish and Polish.

Additional welcome

People with visual impairments can listen to many sound testimonies, mechanical piano tactile visit.

Services

• Guided group tours
• Unguided individual tours

Environments

• Town location
• Close to a public transportation
• In center of town
• Station district
• Bus station under 300 m

Rates

From December 23, 2024, to April 20, 2025
Adult: €4.50
Reduced price: €2
Child: €3
Group adults: €2

From May 15 to November 11, 2025
Adult: €4.50
Reduced price: €2 (on Saturdays)
Child: €3
Group adults: €2.

Free admission for children under 7.
Child admission valid for ages 7–17.
Group rate available for 4 or more people.

Payment methods

• Bank/credit card
• Check
• Cash

Opening period

From December 23, 2025, to April 20, 2026, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM. On Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Closed on Mondays and Sundays.
Closed on January 1, Easter Monday, and December 25.

From May 15 to November 11, 2026, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM. On Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Closed on Mondays and Sundays.
Closed exceptionally on Whit Monday, July 14, August 15, and November 1.

From December 23, 2026, to April 20, 2027, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM. On Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Closed on Mondays and Sundays.
Closed exceptionally on January 1, Easter Monday, and December 25.

Spoken languages

• German
• English
• Spanish
• French
• Italian
• Dutch
• Polish

Location

Animals

Pets allowed : No

Host portrait

• The most important portrait must be that of the town that the museum presents: Modane. A town that experienced historic times between the 19th and 20th centuries, a time when a mountain hamlet found itself at the heart of European history.