From July 5 to August 31 The RESERVOIR is open daily from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Guided tour of the Galerie des Robinets: reservation required!
Please note that reservations cannot be made by telephone.
Linking the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean... a dream that has been alive since antiquity. Pierre-Paul Riquet, a 17th-century Languedoc nobleman, made it happen! Along with the Château de Versailles, the Canal du Midi is the most important monumental achievement of the reign of Louis XIV.
Prior booking is required for the guided tour of the Faucet Gallery.
Events calendar
Les Escales du Canal 2025 at RESERVOIR
July 5
Les Escales du Canal 2025 at RESERVOIR
Artists at the inauguration of the "Eau en couleurs" exhibition
May 16
Inauguration of the "Eau en couleurs" exhibition
European Museum Night 2025
May 17
European Museum Night
Exhibition: Water in color
April 5 - September 30
In 2025, LE RESERVOIR continues its work on the theme of water, and joins forces with the international Cartooning For Peace association to honor press cartoons.
Riquet under the microscope oct 2024
October 23
Professor Igor Formol, well-preserved curator and canalologist, pays us a visit.
It's an opportunity for families to discover or rediscover the history of the Canal du Midi and its illustrious builder Pierre-Paul Riquet.
CLIMAX, when humor becomes a weapon for massive reflection on climate change
October 17
With Climax, "Coup de cœur" show at the Avignon OFF festival in 2021
A few words about the Discovery Centre and the Park
Saint-Ferréol is one of the most emblematic sites on the Canal du Midi: its water supply system and its springs.
Water for the Canal du Midi comes from the Montagne Noire. To the water captured from the Alzeau river is added that of a dozen small streams. The water is then channeled into a large basin held back by a dam, known today as Lac de St Ferréol.
LE RESERVOIR: this is the word used by 17th-century cartographers to designate this reservoir in the Canal du Midi's water supply system.
The term is also used at the foot of the dam, in the former "Maison de l'Ingénieur", to describe the museum space dedicated to the history of the Canal du Midi and its water supply system.
A name to describe this place where the canal's resources converge: a reservoir of water, a reservoir of technical and scientific knowledge, a reservoir of experience, a reservoir of ideas, a reservoir of collective intelligence, a reservoir of encounters, a reservoir of stories.
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