La Maison de la Baleine : A whale museum

During the night of Jan 14th 1885, a whale weighing 40 tons and 19 meter length failed on the shore at the place in Luc s/mer called “la Brèche du moulin”.
The maritime laboratory of Luc s/mer observed, carved it up and conserved it while thousands of visitors arrived by train at the station of Luc to see it.

Its skeleton is now placed in the Town-Hall Park attracting many visitors.
To make the visit more cultural and funnier, a whale museum has been opened for everybody.

What to see there ?

	a space about legends and whales stories
	a memorandum on hunting and whale’s protection
	a scientific space gathering scientific, anatomic and physiological data about these mammals
	a video room
	a retrospective about the failing of the “lutine” whale with old time documentation
	a souvenir shop, postcards, books...

Schedules :

	April, May and September: weekends, School vacation and Holidays: 2:30-6:00 p.m.
	June: Everyday: 2:30-6:00 p.m.
	July and August: Everyday: 10:00 a.m. to noon-2: 00 to 7:00 p.m.
	For groups, it’s possible to take appointment out of the normal opening hours.

Maison de la Baleine

Parc municipal - Rue de la Mer

14530 LUC SUR MER

Tél : 02 31 97 55 93

Website : www.maisondelabaleine.com