Ancienne Abbaye Saint-Bénigne - Musée archéologique de Dijon

The archaeological museum's collections are housed in the main wing of the former Benedictine abbey of Saint-Bénigne. The power of the old chapter house and scriptorium, dating from the early 11th century, is set against the elegant lightness of the monks' dormitory, built at the end of the 13th century. More recent rooms and a staircase dating from the 2nd half of the 17th century complete the ensemble. You will be presented with a vast panorama of the presence of man in the Côte-d'Or, from prehistory to the Middle Ages, including the region's key sites: Dijon, Alesia, Les Bolards, the Sources de la Seine, Vertault, Mâlain...

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