The Museum Ernest Cognacq is the Municipal Museum of St-Martin-de-Ré. It is named after Ernerst Cognacq, born in St. Martin 2 October 1839, founder of La Samaritaine (large departement store) in Paris.

This museum is located in a beautiful Renaissance building of the fifteenth century: “Hotel Clerjotte”. Temporary exhibitions on various topics, are regularly highlighting the rich collections of the museum tracking the history of ile de Ré. Entertainment, guided tours, lectures, educational activities, workshops for youth are offered throughout the year.

The Living Museum The House of Magayant (peasant fisherman) is located in Sainte-Marie-de-Ré village of the Ile de Re. The Living Museum presents the cultural, biological and environmental foreshore Rétais (part of the discovery coast at low tide). A permanent exhibition lets through videos, models, objects, understand the history of the fish locks and fish on foot. Of educational events, talks, visits and discoveries of the foreshore and of fish locks are offered regularly.

For more information:

Ecomuseum House Magayant

61 courses of Jarrières – La Noue

17740 Sainte-Marie-de-Ré

Tel: 0033 5 46 37 47 50

Website: www.maison du magayant.com

Email: magayant @ orange.fr

The Ecomuseum Marais Salant is along the Fier d’Ars in Loix village of ile de Re. After visiting the permanent exhibition tracing the history of the marshes, a guide will explain around a model of the site, the functioning of salt marsh. Then it will guide you outside the natural site to visit the various pools and discovering the work of the salter. Discovery also fauna and flora of the marshes.

For more information (schedules, fares …………):

Ecomusee Marais Salant

BP 21

17111 Loix en Ré

Tel / Fax: 05 46 29 06 77

website: www.marais-salant.com

Email: ecomusee@marais-salant.com