A new project for the museum
After more than 30 years of existence, it is necessary to redefine the vocation of the Maisons Comtoises open-air museum for the Grand Besançon Métropole territory. The Maisons Comtoises Museum is a place where visitors can question their own way of life and their relationship with nature and the world.
Until now, the Museum's development has not been accompanied by a matching of the facilities to the needs of the visitors. Today, the architectural project in gestation must respond to the following challenges:
- Increasing the range and quality of services offered to the public
- Make the Museum a structuring site for regional heritage and tourism by developing more experiential offers
- Partly compensating for the weather dependency of an outdoor site
- To conserve, restore, enhance and continue the collection and study of the collections in accordance with the Museums of France designation
The priorities of the architects' work will be as follows:
- Landscape enhancement of the park and the visitor circuit
- Creation of storage areas with a collection enhancement and/or visiting section
- Renovation, creation or extension of the reception building and the restaurant area
- Creation of a temporary exhibition room
- Creation of rooms for educational, seminar or training purposes