Archaeological Museum of Lake Paladru - MALP in Villages of Lake Paladru

Welcome to MALP for a captivating journey back in time to the Neolithic period and the year 1000. Through the exceptional remains discovered beneath the lake's waters, meet the people who lived there so long ago.

Lake Paladru is much more than just crystal-clear waters with tropical hues, ideal for water sports and/or swimming. It's a story in itself!
A submerged past… underwater archaeologists… recovered artifacts… a dugout canoe museum as a showcase… From below to above, these are the stories revealed for a major site of underwater archaeology…

Long ago, the shores of the lake were already popular places to live! As early as 2700 BC, people settled there, creating the Neolithic village of Les Baigneurs. Later, during the medieval period, the knights of the year 1000 built a fortified settlement on the Colletière site.

Located on the banks, these villages were often flooded by the fluctuating water levels of the lake. Many objects were thus submerged and hidden at the bottom, some for nearly 5,000 years.

For over 40 years, underwater excavations have been carried out at the Baigneurs and Colletière sites. They have yielded rare, remarkably well-preserved objects.
by the waters. Their condition, as well as the techniques used, make Lake Paladru a reference site for underwater archaeology and for understanding these two periods
major historical events.

What if there was a sunken city?!
The legend of Ars tells of this vast medieval city, located on the shores of the lake, which was swallowed up by the sea. To consolidate their power over the people, the Carthusian monks of the Sylve monastery even made it the city of all evils of immorality – perdition, impiety, pride… Ars was thus said to have been “burned and then swept into the lake, by the effect of divine wrath”… So, myth or reality?

Room rental

Last name	Max capacity	Theater capacity	Capacity in U	Cocktail capacity	Banquet	In square
Ernest	60	40	-	60	-	-

Restaurant nearby
Free Catering

Adapted to

Seminar / Meeting

Equipment

Projectors
Wifi in the room
Tables
Chairs

Activities

Customers

Special family with children
Groups welcome
Business / incentive groups welcome

Visit

Groups welcome up to 50 people.

Customers

Special family with children
Groups welcome
Business / incentive groups welcome

Individual visit services

Unguided individual tours permanently
Guided individual tours on request

Group visits services

Guided group tours on request

Booking

In the store, first choose between visit, workshop, meeting or show to access the MALP offers.

Opening

From November to March: the museum is open from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 17 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, and during zone A school holidays, at the same times, from Tuesday to Sunday.
Exceptional closure on January 11 and 12, 2025.

NEW: From February 10 to March 9, 2025 (February holidays, all zones), open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 17 p.m.

From April to June and from September to October: Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 18 p.m.

In July-August: Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.

Annual closures: January 1, May 1 and December 25

Pricing

Full price: €5 (Combined ticket for the 2 museums - MALP and Mainssieux museum)
Reduced price: €2 (children aged 10 to 18, recipients of social minima, students, disabled people, job seekers).
Free for under 10 years.

Free admission, for all, the 1st Sunday of the month.
Groups, contact us.