Visit of Ôkhra - Conservatory of ochres and color, Roussillon
Musuems and monuments
Gratuit avec le Vaucluse Provence Pass
Visit Ôkhra, the Ochre Ecomuseum in Roussillon
Children's rates
0 to 10 years free
11 to 18 years old 5.50 euros
On a 5-hectare site, discover the history of ochre and colours, as well as their use today in craft and artistic painting.
Horaires
February, March: 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm
April, May, June: 10am-1pm and 2pm-6pm
July, August: 10am-7pm
September, October: 10am-1pm and 2pm-6pm
November, December: 2pm-5pm closed Wednesday
weekends and Christmas holidays.
April, May, June: 10am-1pm and 2pm-6pm
July, August: 10am-7pm
September, October: 10am-1pm and 2pm-6pm
November, December: 2pm-5pm closed Wednesday
weekends and Christmas holidays.
Contact
www.okhra.com
+33 490 05 66 69
Ôkhra - Conservatory of ochres and color
To better understand the industrial adventure of ochre which completely transformed the Vaucluse landscape from Roussillon to Rustrel in “Provencal Colorado”, you really must visit the Conservatory in the former Mathieu Factory. Here everything is still ochre-coloured, from floor to ceiling, creating a remarkable contrast between the earthy colours and the bright hues of the pine trees which stand outside the building.
In this former ochre factory created by those who began the whole adventure in 1871, you can visit and discover basins, ovens, red and yellow ochre mills and a garden used to grow plants for dyeing purposes.