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It is an art and history museum, presenting collections related to Auvergne.
The museum houses in particular the Lion of Bredons, a quartz statuette from the 10th or 11th century, originating from Egypt. The statuette comes from the treasury of the Saint-Pierre church in Bredons.
The bishop's private chapel honors religious statuary from the 12th and 19th centuries. The chapter house holds the cathedral's treasury.
The vaulted rooms serve as a setting for archaeological collections and a reconstruction of a buron.
The former apartments are dedicated to the folk art of Haute-Auvergne and a collection of domestic furniture from France. The museum holds several paintings by Édouard Onslow, a regionalist painter whose works evoke local life in the 19th century.
It has a collection of approximately 15,000 objects, which is nevertheless undervalued.
Every first Sunday of each month, the Musée de la Haute-Auvergne and the Alfred Douët Museum of Art and History are open for free. A free guided tour also allows the curious to discover objects specially taken from storage, focusing on constantly changing themes."