National Museum of Prehistory

Good place to visit when nearby. But I lack the English explanation of it there is a lot in Fench but since this is a museum it should be two languages. Like i don't know most museums? So I did'nt follow most things that's a bummer..

Great place to see many many flint heads arrow heads and some cave wall drawings along with a life size giant stag and wild bear and a woolly mammoth very life like, the building is beautiful and cut into the mountain. If you have young children there is not much for them to do. It’s more of an adult research museum.

Comprehensive museum in a very pretty space. However, like a man who wakes up as a cockroach, I lacked explanations. The museum could do with clearer descriptions, some items are not identified, some are not dated.. There is a wall on objects from the bronze age but the description fails to explain when the bronze age started and ended, what the items were, where they were found.... Would put 5 stars if this was changed. However a bargain for the price. Highly recommend a visit. Please look at this picture of a mammoth I took (don't worry! It's not alive! It's a reproduction!) Special highlight was the animal called the spermophile. Highly interesting, I knew a few of those in my day.

Only saw it from driving by and stopping, it is so beautiful and dramatic. It was closed the day we were there so we didn't get to go inside. But we felt the uniqueness and.power. A museum built into the cliffs!.

It offers many, beautiful and well organized artifacts from prehistorical times. Objects are organized chronologically. There are short films available in various sections explaining the objects. The only downside was the fact that very limited information was available in English. Otherwise a great museum to visit.

Impressive museum. Great displays and interesting if that's what you're into. As it was the low season while we were there, the staff seemed surprised we were there. None of them proved very helpful. Very slow service. Lots of small jobs any of them could be doing but at least six of them just standing/sitting around playing on their phones. Outside stairs coming down from the roof were very slippery and covered in mould. The signs to the old museum still exists and sound be taken down as it's very confusing as a visitor.

I tried to negotiate an hour viewing before closing on the Saturday evening but after half an hour of negative discussion it was too late. I came back in the morning and paid a full fare and found it quite interesting but my French is slow. I tried to download an English podcast but after a half hour I gave that away. Anyway a third of the way through I was chased through by the staff wanting to have their lunch. I wasn’t aware it closed during the middle of the day. The staff went ahead and closed off the exhibit areas and herded me out ! Voilà!

Vaste number of exhibits so appreciated the guide leaflet recommending highlights to look at. Beautiful terrace with great views over the valley. Helpful staff.