Musée de May sur Orne

This museum traces the industrial activity of the commune over more than two centuries, from mills to quarries and mining. The headframes have disappeared from the landscape, as well as a large part of the mining buildings. So what remains of the mining past? The significance of these places is only perceptible if we remember the people who grew up in the midst of the noise and movements of the mine

The new inhabitants of the mining country may find it interesting to understand this past, to discover and preserve the elements that now constitute a heritage. Some even feel the need to do so. A symbolic place, the house of the director of the mines, which became the town hall of May-sur-Orne, is now intended to host a "place of memory". The development of this place is based on a will well inscribed in the present time, and its existence is based on a living memory carried by an association. The aim of this project? To enrich the present by giving meaning to the traces of the past.

5 exhibition rooms, 50 information panels and testimonies, 3 models, objects, photos ...

Open every first Saturday of the month from 2pm to 6pm and by appointment.