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Musée Départemental du Sel

Name: Exposition "Le trésor de Bassing"
Start: 2026-09-19T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-19T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Musée Départemental du Sel

Marsal · Moselle · Grand Est

European Heritage Days 2026

3 animations free on 19-20 September

Exposition "Le trésor de Bassing"

Sat 10:00–18:00Sun 10:00–18:00

Free

Collection permanente du Musée départemental du Sel

Sat 10:00–18:00Sun 10:00–18:00

Free

Rencontres artistiques au Musée départemental du Sel

Sat 10:00–18:00Sun 10:00–18:00

Free

Source: European Heritage Days programme / OpenAgenda · synced 28 August at 10:24

The Departmental Salt Museum is located in the Porte de France, a remnant of 17th-century Vauban fortifications in Marsal, Moselle. Labeled as a "Museum of France" since 2003, it traces the history of salt exploitation in the Seille valley from the Iron Age to the 18th century. The museum presents permanent collections renovated in 2019, enriched by partnerships with prestigious institutions such as the National Archaeology Museum of Saint-Germain-en-Laye and the British Museum. Its collections include notably Celtic objects, Merovingian elements and remarkable pieces such as the Leimersheim torque and a 14th-century reliquary. The visiting route offers an immersion into the economic, political and social role of salt, nicknamed "white gold," which shaped the territory of Saulnois for more than three millennia.

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Opening hours

Today · 09:30–12:30, 13:30–18:00

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