This museum retraces the History of the clog, a shoe made with a leather upper and a wooden sole.
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The clog, hoof's cousin... We often mistake one for the other, yet the difference is simple : the hoof is entirely shaped from a piece of wood, while the clog is composed of a wooden sole on which is nailed the upper part, the "Tige", made of leather. The clog, disregarded in most shoe museums, is highlighted in Isère in the only place entirely dedicated to it in France : the Clog museum.
Great by the evocative power, this summary of heritage carries the memory of the clog's industrial activity. This museum is a place of memory, with the identical reconstruction of the workshop of a galochier (persons who makes clogs), which makes it a unique site in France. This workshop takes the visitor back in time. Leather coupons, wooden soles, laces, nails, sewing machine, grooving lathe, coal stove ... with of course a multitude of models of galoshes. Hundreds of tools arranged according to the stages of the confection, everything is there, as if the galochier was going to cross the door to get back to work.
Visitors can feel the old atmosphere through this warm and out of time workshop. An exceptional visit and a rare moment in a wonderful heritage that pays a moving tribute to our ancestors.
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Openings
From 01/03 to 01/11
on Sunday between 3.30 pm and 4.30 pm and between 4.30 pm and 5.30 pm.
Individual visitors: check opening days directly by booking your visit on the booking calendar.
No appointment necessary on Sundays in July and August at 3.00 pm and 4.30 pm.
Open for the Journées du Patrimoine (September) and Musées en fête (May).
Groups (min. 15 people) from 01/03 to 01/11 booking required by phone or e-mail.
On demand.
Prices
Full price: 6 €.
Free entry for children < 8 years.
Services
- Guided tours
Average length of visit for groups : 60 min