Musée Farcot

The Farcot Museum retraces the life of the legatee, Eugène Farcot, who wanted to bring museum culture to his native town, Sainville, where he was born in 1830. The layout of the collections is designed in the manner of a cabinet of curiosities as was fashionable in the 19th century.

The Farcot Museum collections are now open to visitors. The entire museum trail has been cleverly designed by Jean-Marc Providence and the COMPA team.It traces the life of the legatee, Eugène Farcot, who wanted to bring a museum culture to his native town, Sainville, where he was born in 1830. The layout of the collections is designed as a showcase of curiosities, as was in vogue in the 19th century. The tour will take the visitor back in time in the watch-making room. Eugène Farcot's journey as a watchmaker is told there. An ingenious and renowned watchmaker, he exhibited a monumental clock near the Queen of England's jewellery at the 1878 Universal Exhibition in Paris. With a dazzling social ascent, Eugène Farcot had a passion for travelling. The Farcot Museum collections are now open to visitors. The entire museum trail has been cleverly designed by Jean-Marc Providence and the COMPA team. The Farcot Museum collections are now open tIt traces the life of the legatee, Eugène Farcot, who wanted to bring a museum culture to his native town, Sainville, where he was born in 1830. The layout of the collections is designed as a showcase of curiosities, as was in vogue in the 19th century. The tour will take the visitor back in time in the watch-making room. Eugène Farcot's journey as a watchmaker is told there. An ingenious and renowned watchmaker, he exhibited a monumental clock near the Queen of England's jewellery at the 1878 Universal Exhibition in Paris. With a dazzling social ascent, Eugène Farcot had a passion for travelling. The Farcot Museum collections are now open to visitors. The entire museum trail has been cleverly designed by Jean-Marc Providence and the COMPA team. The Farcot Museum collections are now open t