MUSEUMS 2020/21 THE GUIDE


cafés. Inside, however, Napoleon’s first nine years of life are explored through a wealth of artefacts and period furnishings – including the very bed in which the mighty emperor was born. musees-nationaux-malmaison.fr


Maison des Canuts Lyon, Rhône


The Canuts were Lyon’s silk workers, who plied their trade in the Croix-Rousse district of the city, most famously during the 19th century. Featuring three exhibition rooms and a workshop, this museum celebrates their noble trade, the materials they worked with, and the Canut Revolts that took place in the mid-1800s – all of which helped shape the modern-day city one finds today. In the museum shop you’ll find a great selection of genuine Lyon-made silk textiles and accessories. Nearby, you can discover Lyon’s famous traboules, the underground passages the silk-workers once


personal with living, breathing walls of shiitake or pied bleu. www.musee-du-champignon.com


Mupop Montluçon, Allier


Fun with fungi at the Musée du Champignon in Alligny-en-Morvan


used to transport their wares around the city. maisondescanuts.fr


Musée du Champignon Saumur, Maine-et-Loire If you champion the champignon, then this is the museum for you. Deep in subterranean troglodyte caves


carved out of tufa limestone, this treasure trove of fungi boasts 250 species or so to pore over, educational titbits and even fresh batches for sale, plus mushroom-based soups, beverages and more. There’s nothing quite like wandering through a chilly underground lair and getting up close and


Short for Musée des Musiques Populaires de Montluçon, Mupop is a shrine to popular music in all its wonderful forms, from hip hop, rock and folk to jazz, swing and accordion music. Here you’ll pleasure your eyes and your ears with an amazing collection of posters, photographs, vinyl records, music memorabilia and instruments ranging from guitars, amps and drums to accordions, bagpipes and even hurdy-gurdies. In all, there are over 2,000 objects on display, across an area of 3,300sqm. Sure to rock your world, whatever your age or taste. www.mupop.fr


Musée Mer Marine Bordeaux, Gironde


Around its seafaring circuit, the Musée Mer Marine marries


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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Au Salon de la rue des moulins, 1894, huile sur toile, 115 x 132, 5 cm © Musée Toulouse-Lautrec, Albi-France © cliché F.Pons, Musée Toulouse-Lautrec, Albi, France


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