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Visiting the museum

A mushroom farm pedagogical activity

Your senses are awakened! A fascinating world of colors and scents awaits you with a diversity of cultivated varieties.

 
Bag room

Bag room

This artisanal technique is presented to you here in rooms with low ceilings which are not mechanized.
The tour introduces you to ancient and modern techniques for production in Saumur.

Shii take

Shii take

Here is the 2e most cultivated mushroom in the world after button mushroom.
Come and discover its surprising virtues to be in great shape all year round!

Blue foot

Blue foot

This mushroom is now known by fine gourmets. It was voted the tastiest among cultivated mushrooms.
Its culture will not leave you insensitive...

Oyster mushroom

Oyster mushroom

This mushroom is the most common and the best known by mushroom lovers, but here you will be surprised to discover a very colorful family, because it is the most diverse in cultivation.

Ganoderm

Ganoderm

A very surprising mushroom especially known by Asians who use it for medicinal purposes.
Its original culture will appeal to your curiosity.

Mane Hedgehog

Mane Hedgehog

An experimental culture for this most curious mushroom.

  • Bag room
  • Shii take
  • Blue foot
  • Oyster mushroom
  • Ganoderm
  • Mane Hedgehog
  • Bag room

    This artisanal technique is presented to you here in rooms with low ceilings which are not mechanized.
    The tour introduces you to ancient and modern techniques for production in Saumur.

  • Shii take

    Here is the 2e most cultivated mushroom in the world after button mushroom.
    Come and discover its surprising virtues to be in great shape all year round!

  • Blue foot

    This mushroom is now known by fine gourmets. It was voted the tastiest among cultivated mushrooms.
    Its culture will not leave you insensitive...

  • Oyster mushroom

    This mushroom is the most common and the best known by mushroom lovers, but here you will be surprised to discover a very colorful family, because it is the most diverse in cultivation.

  • Ganoderm

    A very surprising mushroom especially known by Asians who use it for medicinal purposes.
    Its original culture will appeal to your curiosity.

  • Mane Hedgehog

    An experimental culture for this most curious mushroom.

  • Bag room
  • Shii take
  • Blue foot
  • Oyster mushroom
  • Ganoderm
  • Mane Hedgehog

Destination Family!

Guide to mushrooms at the Saumur mushroom museum

Discover mushroom secrets

Explore step by step mushroom farm where the secrets of varied and experimental cultures will be revealed to you.
Experience the different workshops offered as a family. By touch or observation, you will discover the fascinating world of mushrooms through their secrets.

A course where the curiosity of young and old should be satisfied because the mushrooms have more than one trick up their sleeve to surprise you.

The largest collection of wild mushrooms in Europe

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Like a guide to mushrooms, our galleries are full of original varieties with amusing names. Look for hare's ears, curly sparassi, panther amanita, giant wolf puffball, trumpets of the dead and other ox tongues in the very long list of mushrooms at the museum.

The House " troglodyte ยป of the mushroom

Discover this ancient habitat carved into the tufa stone. It houses a collection of more than 1000 mushroom objects from all over the world.

The troglodyte house of the mushroom museum
How to get here

Access map

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TrogloNature Tourisme in Saumurois 3 tourist sites in one place

Mushroom Museum

  • Route de Gennes - 49400 Saumur
  • +02 (41)50 31 55 XNUMX XNUMX

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