Espace muséal "Les Bains de la Reine"

Name: Espace muséal "Les Bains de la Reine"
Address: 5 place du château, Guémené-sur-Scorff, 56160, FRANCE

Museum , Medieval , History , Thermal spring in Guémené-sur-Scorff

No ! The Middle Ages are not as grimy as one imagines.
Baths, ovens and latrines inherited from Antiquity persist during this millennium. We bathe, we wash, we perfume ourselves, in short! We take care of ourselves! The "Queen's baths" designate the remains of the sauna-hammam built in the castle of Guémené around 1380 by Jean 1er de Rohan for his wife Jeanne de Navarre. Witnesses to the care given to the body in the Middle Ages, these remains are now presented at the heart of this museum space dedicated to medieval hygiene and beauty. “The... Read more
Baths, ovens and latrines inherited from Antiquity persist during this millennium. We bathe, we wash, we perfume ourselves, in short! We take care of ourselves! The "Queen's baths" designate the remains of the sauna-hammam built in the castle of Guémené around 1380 by Jean 1er de Rohan for his wife Jeanne de Navarre. Witnesses to the care given to the body in the Middle Ages, these remains are now presented at the heart of this museum space dedicated to medieval hygiene and beauty. “The plus”: a 15-minute film on domestic, urban and bodily hygiene in the Middle Ages and an interpretation circuit of the restored remains of the old castle.

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