The Champagne Wine and Regional Archaeology Museum, located on the Avenue de Champagne, is housed in the Château Perrier, a 19th century building that has been classified as a Historic Monument since 2013.
Extensive research has been conducted to introduce to the public a house and collections of international renown.
As an introduction to the museum, the tour begins with the geological and palaeontological history of Champagne, before focusing on the history of human settlement in Champagne.
With a collection of 80,000 objects in its inventory, the Epernay museum has one of the largest regional archaeological collections in France.
You can also discover the ancestral methods of making Champagne in a section devoted to the wine of Champagne, a regional heritage and a flagship of the French economy.
The visit ends with a cabinet of curiosities featuring paintings, sculptures, furniture, decorative arts and non-European collections, paying tribute to the personalities of the Epernay region, the museum's historical collectors and patrons.
Designed as a 21st century cultural facility, the museum offers a modern and interactive scenography that will captivate young and old alike.
