Visit to the Maison du Maître des Digues

Through a docu-fiction Frédéric Collardeau, master of the dams in the 19th century, reveals the secrets of his profession and his life. In particular, you will discover the evolution of water management occupations in the marshes. Management that is not without difficulty and without causing conflicts between wet marsh and dry marsh.

Your visit continues in the house of the master of the dikes and invites you to go back in time to share the daily life of the inhabitants of the Marais in the past centuries: eel nasse, compass, pigeon lamp but also bedroom, tablée...

Around the Maison du Maître des Digues you can follow an exhibition presenting the daily life of a Huttier, hunter, picker, fisherman, through the testimonies of Eugène Olivier. (Visitor Information: The Huttier Room is temporarily closed to the public. Other visitor areas remain accessible. )

The ecomuseum offers playful and child-friendly content. Accompanied by their parents, they discover the site by going in search of Margaux, the water fairy (free playbook given to all our visitors from 7 to 12 years old) or by slipping into the skin of a Master of Digues with the application Baludik.

The visit of the Maison du Maître des Digues is free for all visitors during the closing of the exhibition of the Salle des Huttiers.

Ouverture d'avril 2026 à septembre 2026

Avril, mai, juin : du mercredi au samedi (fermé les jours fériés) de 10h00 à 12h30 et de 14h00 à 17h30

Juillet et août : tous les jours (jours fériés inclus) de 10h00 à 13h00 et de 14h00 à 18h00

Septembre : du mercredi au samedi (fermé les jours fériés) de 10h00 à 12h30 et de 14h00 à 17h30

Fermeture annuelle octobre à mars.