Museum of the Tool and Workers’ Thought

The Museum of the Tool and Workers' Thought, in Troyes

The Museum of the Tool and Workers' Thought presents an exceptional collection of old tools, in a superb Renaissance mansion of Troyes. The Troyes audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this unique museum, a tribute to know-how and manual work.

A tribute to know-how and the tool

Located in the Hôtel de Mauroy, a magnificent Renaissance building with half-timbering and a chequerboard of stone and brick, the Museum of the Tool and Workers' Thought presents an exceptional collection of old hand tools. Gathered by a brotherhood of journeymen, these thousands of tools of all the trades of wood, iron and stone pay tribute to know-how, to the gesture of the artisan and to the nobility of manual work. In a superb architectural setting, the museum celebrates workers' thought and the transmission of trades. It is a singular and moving stop of Troyes.

What to see

Here you discover the exceptional collection of thousands of old hand tools of the trades of wood, iron and stone, in the superb Renaissance Hôtel de Mauroy, a tribute to know-how and manual work. The Museum of the Tool is a singular stop of Troyes, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Museum of the Tool and Workers' Thought lies in the heart of the old town of Troyes, in the Hôtel de Mauroy, reachable on foot. The visit has a fee and follows its own hours, which vary. It is best to check the arrangements before coming.

What does the Museum of the Tool of Troyes present?

An exceptional collection of thousands of old hand tools of the trades of wood, iron and stone, in the superb Renaissance Hôtel de Mauroy, in tribute to artisanal know-how.

Where is the Museum of the Tool of Troyes?

In the heart of the old town of Troyes, in the Hôtel de Mauroy, in France.