Your visit
Hello, and welcome to the Château Vodou
Schedule
Every day from 2 pm to 6 pm
Guided tours available daily (groups of 10 or more). 9 am-9 pm
Advanced booking required 10 days in advance.
Booking :
+33 3 88 36 15 03
contact@chateau-vodou.com
Rates
• Adults: 14 €
• Concessions*: 11 € *
• Children (6-10 years old) and Friends of the Museum: 8 €
* Under -25s., unemployed persons, large families
AUDIOGUIDES are provided (available in French, German and English), so you are free to visit the museum at your own pace. You can pause and resume the commentary at any time.
Take all the time you like to admire the details of the artefacts on display, and to discover the mysteries of Vodou culture.
The visit takes about 1 hour.
Booking
Terms and conditions for group visits
For a more enjoyable visit, and to ensure groups are spread out throughout the day, advance booking is required.
Groups must include a minimum of 10 people and a maximum of 24. If your group has over 24 people, the beginning of the visits can be staggered. While they wait, the other half of the group may watch a documentary or study books on Vodou.
Groups may visit the Museum at any time, even outside the times when the Museum is open to the public (Tuesday-Sunday 2 – 6 p.m).
For individual visits during normal opening times, advance booking is not required.
Our guides will take you around Château Vodou. We have guides who speak French, English and German.
A guided tour takes about 1 hour 15.
Price per person : 14€
Experience Voodoo rituals in virtual reality
Rent an immersive headset to experience Voodoo rituals!
Monday to Friday during opening hours.
Discover a series of four ceremonies filmed in Benin – a 360° visual and sound experience!
Take a front-row seat and explore multiple episodes:
- A Fa divination, the geomantic art of Voodoo
- Ceremonies dedicated to the ocean deity Mami Wata
- The ritual around Kokou
- The Zangbeto mask
You can rent a virtual reality headset during opening hours (before or after your visit).
Rental price per person: €8 (in addition to the entrance ticket)
Duration: 45 minutes if you watch all scenarios.
Available in French, German, and English.
The headsets are under your responsibility during use. An identity document will be required as a deposit.
No reservation possible, rental subject to availability.
The headset can be rented before or after your visit.
Not recommended for under 16s.
The rental price remains the same regardless of the number of scenarios watched.
The full terms and conditions are available here.
Every exhibit has been used as part of religious practices: ancestor worship, medicine, divination, witchcraft and other major life events.
This museum hosts a collection that is unique. It belongs to Marie Luce and Marc Arbogast
Marc and Marie Luce have assembled a collection of more than 1000 vodou objects, 220 of which make up the permanent exhibition “Vodou: the art of seeing differently”.
This is a private museum, run by a non-profit association without government subsidies.
Additional information about Château Vodou
If you enjoyed your visit, you can become a Friend of the Museum (membership: 60€, joint membership for couples: 100€)
You can visit our Facebook page and subscribe to our newsletter.
You can also support us by making a donation to our association.
Feel free to contact us if you have any queries.