Musée Paccard cultural heritage Sevrier

Come and witness the magic of molten metal!
Since 1796, eight generations of the Paccard family, from father to son have followed on from one another to create the most beautiful bells and have made a name for French manufacturing across the globe.

Over a period of 225 years, more than 120,000 bells have been made at Paccard bell-founders, some of them breaking world records.
In 1891, the Savoyard company cast the famous "Savoyarde" (the biggest bell in France, weighing 18,835kg). In 1950, 57 replicas of the famous Liberty Bell were made (one for each American state). In 1998, the Bell-founders made a new record with the World Peace Bell (33 tonnes), the biggest swinging bell in the world.
The Musée Paccard invites you to come and discover the expertise of Paccard!
On the programme: guided tour of the workshops, bell-casting (only on Thursdays, with a prior booking), Ars Sonora® concerts (voices and bells), a speciality from Maison Paccard, private tours, etc.
Since 2021, The Musée Paccard suggests ending your tour with a sweet treat at the "Au Paccard Gourmand" tea room. An unforgettable moment in a warm and inviting setting.
New in 2023! Discover the new animation of the Paccard Museum: the Campanist visit and its educational bell tower. This visit will enable you to learn all about the job of the bell maker (the bell tower "garage"...) and to discover the confidential world of the bell tower.

All year round.
Monday to Saturday: 10 am to 12:30 am and 01:30 pm to 6:30 pm.
Sunday and bank holidays: from 2.30 pm to 6 pm.
Closed on January 1st and December 25th.

Main facilities :
- Museum
Types :
- Private museum
Parking :
- Car park
- Secure parking
- Coach parking
Visit :
- Guided tours
Grouping by age (EN) :
- Children
Arts and culture :
- Arts and culture
- Craft/Artisanat
Science and technology :
- Sciences and technology
- Industry

Services :
- Pets welcome
SITRA services :
- Unguided individual tours available permanently
- Guided individual tours on request
Tour :
- English (EN)
- French (EN)
- Spanish
Information panels :
- English (EN)
- French (EN)
- Italian
- German
- Dutch
Group tour services :
- Unguided group tours available permanently
- Guided group tours on request
Visites :
- Average group visit length (minutes) 75
- Average individual visit length (minutes) 60
Services :
- 1 people min per group
- 200 people max per group
Audio-guide language(s) :
- English (EN)
- French (EN)
- Italian
- German (EN)
- Spanish (EN)
Target public: groups and professionals :
- Groupe (EN)

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