Musée Bargoin

The Bargoin Museum is a heritage museum in Clermont-Ferrand, in France. It mainly exhibits archaeological collections and textiles. History The museum is named after Jean-Baptiste Bargoin , a wealthy industrialist from Clermont-Ferrand who in 1885 bequeathed part of his fortune to the city, with the aim of founding a museum. The building was designed by architect Joseph Dionnet. Its façade is adorned with marble bas-reliefs representing the Arts, by sculptor P. Gray, and railings by ironworker Bernardin. Designed in the 19th century to showcase fine art collections, the museum has also housed numerous archaeological finds since its inauguration in 1903. With the relocation of its art collections to the new Roger-Quilliot Art Museum. Archaeological collections The first floor is devoted to archaeology, covering the periods of Prehistory , ancient history , and, to a lesser extent, the Middle Ages . Archaeological collections come mainly from excavations and discoveries made in the Clermont-Ferrand area, and more widely in the Puy-de-Dôme region. The museum also stores several Roman , Etruscan and Greek objects from the collections of 19th- and 20th-century Clermont-Ferrand scholars, enthusiasts and antique dealers. Skeleton of the "young girl of Cheix" Prehistoric and protohistoric collections The museum presents a collection of lithics from excavations at the Durif shelter.