Things are going to happen at Jurassica in 2025. The Porrentruy museum institution left the Beucler villa in October to move into the new Research and Conservation Center, shared with the archeology section of the Office of the culture of the canton of Jura. In these new premises, Jurassica feels itself growing wings. “We started with an infrastructure that was modest or not necessarily always very suitable. I see in the discussions with our partners in the Confederation […] to highlight this new building, this new infrastructure, this new potential, it is an immense added value in the discussions, negotiations and subsidies,” explains the director of Jurassica. Damien Becker explains that this new building also provides the opportunity to rethink the surroundings and visitor circulation. Thus the exteriors will also be transformed. A dinosaur now welcomes onlookers: “The arrival of this allosaurus is a first step in these surroundings which will really have the capacity to also welcome visitors. » An inauguration and open house should be held in February.
Around the Beucler villa
Since October, Jurassica employees have taken up residence in the new CRC. They thus emptied the Beucler villa which is hosting its last exhibition until this summer before renovation. Then the building will be closed for transformation. Jurassica will bring the building up to standard, also taking into account people with reduced mobility. “We are also going to rethink our permanent exhibitions by working with professional scenographers. We would like to start with a transversal vision of natural sciences by promoting regional heritage. » The reopening is hoped for in early 2027.
A welcome cohabitation
The Research and Conservation Center is also occupied by the cantonal archeology section. This cohabitation brings new synergies and sharing, particularly of the laboratory. It is now the Jurassica collaborators who are responsible for restoring the archaeological objects. Damien Becker is also delighted to soon integrate archaeological science into the university branch. “We would like to use this science to work on everything that involves filling caves, which is a fairly important regional heritage. »
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