The museum outside the walls

Perhaps you knew the prehistoric Flintstones, Croods and Dotcom families? Welcome to the Préhistos family! They are impatiently waiting for you!

Guests inside his house, you will better understand the way of life of a prehistoric family like no other.

Once there, don't hesitate, make yourself at home: go through the drawers, open the cupboards and explore the house. Immerse yourself in this family, your family, and discover Prehistory closer, more human and more concrete. We all have objects in our homes that were invented by prehistoric men and women.

It is time to become aware of the heritage of our ancestors, to in turn pass it on to future generations.

Explore the myths, preconceived ideas and representations of Prehistory with this exhibition which has already attracted more than 100 visitors since 000.

In the collective memory, the image of prehistoric man is that of a half-naked and hairy being, violent and aggressive, armed with a club and living in a hostile and dangerous world. From the hunt into the abyss in Solutré to the lakeside cities, including Gallic dolmens and even the caveman, modern man's vision of prehistoric man has long been a prisoner of real clichés about prehistory.

Through a very broad iconography and a multitude of objects (models, paintings, archaeological objects, chromolithographs, posters, sculptures, films, advertisements, etc.), the exhibition dissects the main myths about Prehistory in an attempt to understand their meaning. origin, their diffusion and their influence over the last century and a half on our vision of Prehistory.