Maison de la Châtaigne/Musée des Arts Religieux
140 m2 exhibition space with video room and interactive terminals for children. Sale of local chestnut products.
Maison de la Châtaigne (Chestnut House): discover the breadfruit tree and its fruit, once the staple food in rural areas. Over 140 m2, you'll follow every cycle, from the ripening of the fruit to its processing, as well as the tree's uses as a timber.
A 15-minute documentary film on chestnuts and the history of Ayssènes completes the visit.
Musée des Arts Religieux (Museum of Religious Arts): The presentation is designed to be educational, with a liturgical calendar and sacred vestments in the corresponding colors. Among the latter, two chasubles are listed as Historic Monuments and two others are on the supplementary inventory. The exhibition also includes goldsmith's and silversmith's accessories used for religious services, a polychrome wooden statue of the Virgin Mary, and two 17th-century paintings listed in the supplementary inventory.
