Office de tourisme d'Oyonnax et sa région
Oyonnax comb and plastic museum :
A conservatory of traditional, industrial and artistic practices, the museum traces the age-old biography of a town, Oyonnax. Brushes and hair accessories, beauty products, spectacles and sunglasses, furniture, lamps, toys, clothes, machines, tools, patents, oils on canvas, drawings ... are just some examples of the wealth of this collection attesting to an unusual destiny. The 16.000 or so items of the collection are presented through temporary theme-based exhibitions which change the museum displays every year.
Temporary exhibitions :
"It's plastic : 150 years of plastic material creation"
19 février au 15 décembre 2009
Werner Panton,"Panton Chair",
polypropylène, injection, 1999
(modèle développé sur les années 1960-1967),
cliché Arthis Studio Noir et Blanc
Practical information :
Private visits
Unaccompanied visits to the collections, 14:00 to 18:00 hrs
- 1st June/30 September: Monday to Saturday
- 1st October/31 May: Tuesday to Saturday
Charges :
- Normal charge: €3.00
- Reduced rate: €2.00 - €1.50
- Free for child under sixteen.
Guided tour of the collections on the last saturday of each month
Entrance charge: €3.60
Group visits
The museum is open to groups every day including sunday and public holidays, subject to advance booking
Contact details and bookings:
Musée du Peigne et de la Plasturgie
Centre Culturel Aragon
Place George Pompidou
01100 OYONNAX
Tél : +33(0)4 74 81 96 82
E-mail : museepeigne.plasturgie@ville-oyonnax.fr
Web : www.ville-oyonnax.fr
Oyonnax comb and plastic museum :
A conservatory of traditional, industrial and artistic practices, the museum traces the age-old biography of a town, Oyonnax. Brushes and hair accessories, beauty products, spectacles and sunglasses, furniture, lamps, toys, clothes, machines, tools, patents, oils on canvas, drawings ... are just some examples of the wealth of this collection attesting to an unusual destiny. The 16.000 or so items of the collection are presented through temporary theme-based exhibitions which change the museum displays every year.
Temporary exhibitions :
"It's plastic : 150 years of plastic material creation" Werner Panton,"Panton Chair",
19 février au 15 décembre 2009
polypropylène, injection, 1999
(modèle développé sur les années 1960-1967),
cliché Arthis Studio Noir et Blanc
Practical information :
Private visits
Unaccompanied visits to the collections, 14:00 to 18:00 hrs
- 1st June/30 September: Monday to Saturday
- 1st October/31 May: Tuesday to Saturday
Charges :
- Normal charge: €3.00
- Reduced rate: €2.00 - €1.50
- Free for child under sixteen.
Guided tour of the collections on the last saturday of each month
Entrance charge: €3.60
Group visits
The museum is open to groups every day including sunday and public holidays, subject to advance booking
Contact details and bookings:
Musée du Peigne et de la Plasturgie
Centre Culturel Aragon
Place George Pompidou
01100 OYONNAX
Tél : +33(0)4 74 81 96 82
E-mail : museepeigne.plasturgie@ville-oyonnax.fr
Web : www.ville-oyonnax.fr