Stall Support: Pig Playing the Organ

One of the great treasures of the National Museum of the Middle Ages is its large collection of objects relating to daily life, particularly from the late Middle Ages. The museum has dedicated several rooms to this area.

The Seigniorial Life Room houses a tapestry depicting the activities of lords and ladies (grooming, hunting, reading, poetry, singing, chivalrous conversation, etc.) .

This room, dedicated to life at the end of the Middle Ages, located halfway through the tour, is a collection of everyday medieval items, used at home (chests, boxes and tapestry), at the table (tin and ceramic), and for personal appearance (apparel and accessories, shoes, combs). Medieval travel is evidenced by objects such as weights and coins, travel chests and signs evoking distant pilgrimages (St-Jacques of Compostelle, Rome and even the Holy Land) or those closer to the capital (Chartres, Amiens, Noyon, Rocamadour, etc.).

At the end of the tour is a room displaying arms, armour and other objects relating to war and cavalry.