THE GUIDE MUSEUMS 2022 collection of moving
memorabilia. Open from March until mid-November.
www.museedesnourrices.fr
Musée du Champignon Saumur, Maine-et-Loire Are you a champion of the champignon? Don’t miss this subterranean museum in troglodyte caves carved out of tufa limestone. Down here is a treasure trove of 250 species of fungi, 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 personal with living, breathing walls of shiitake or pied bleu.
www.musee-du-champignon.com
Musée de la Bière Stenay, Meuse
Head to Saumur, where you can explore the subterranean Musée du Champignon
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 and the materials they worked with, and traces the Canut Revolts which took place in the mid-1800s – all of which helped shape the modern-day city we know today. In the museum shop you’ll find a great selection of genuine Lyon-made silk textiles and neckwear. Nearby, you can discover Lyon’s famous traboules, the covered passageways that silk-workers once used to transport their wares around the city.
maisondescanuts.fr
Atelier-Musée du Chapeau Chazelles-sur-Lyon, Loire Mad about hatters? Then you really need to visit this delightful homage to le chapeau. Charting the rise and fall of luxury felt headwear produced in Chazelles-sur-Lyon,
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this space is packed with imagination-tickling displays: industrial machines, mannequins and all sorts of colourful headwear dating back to the 18th century, both functional and fashionable. You can even try some of them on for size. Whether you’re into the manufacturing side of things, or you can’t get enough of cloches and coifs, this factory-cum- museum is a fitting tribute to the last of the milliners. Until October, there’s also an exhibition of glorious hats from the world of performance art: you’ll find around 60 items of headgear from theatre, opera, cinema, music hall, street theatre and theme parks.
www.museeduchapeau.com
Musée de la Bande Dessinée Angoulême, Charente Billions of blue blistering barnacles! If you’re a fan of Tintin, Captain Haddock, Asterix, Obelix, Lucky Luke or the Smurfs, then you’ll love this museum in Angoulême, dedicated to the art and literature of comic books, especially the famous Franco-
Belgian school. There’s even an area for younger visitors to immerse themselves in books, play games and dress up as their favourite comic book characters. And why Angoulême? Well, this is the city that, every year, hosts one of the world’s most important comic book festivals.
www.citebd.org
Musée des Nourrices Alligny-en-Morvan, Nièvre Had you been a well-heeled Parisian lady in the 18th or 19th century, the last thing you would have needed to spoil the pleasures of your wealthy bourgeois life was a baby to lug about and tend to. That’s where Morvan’s wet nurses (nourrices) came in. Often abandoning their own infants – with tragic consequences – in order to seek a better life in the capital, these young women were sometimes rewarded handsomely for their services. Well worth a visit, the rather laboriously titled Musée des Nourrices et des Enfants de l’Assistance Publique brings this amazing story to life with a
Bored of dusty old museums? Here’s the perfect antidote: a visitor attraction dedicated to all things beer. Earn your tasting rights (in the museum tavern) by first learning about the history, sociology, science, agriculture and marketing of beer. Since its inception in 1986, the museum has grown in popularity so that more than 20,000 beer-lovers now visit every year. Open from March 1 to December 1. Santé!
museedelabiere.com
Musée Louis de Funès Saint-Raphaël, Var
Louis de Funès was one of France’s best-loved comic actors, with a CV that included more than 150 film roles and 100 stage plays, stretching from the 1940s to the 1980s. He was famous for his high-energy performances and arsenal of facial expressions, lending him the nickname “the man with 40 faces per minute”. This delightful museum, in Saint- Raphaël, is dedicated to his life and work, and features hundreds of film clips, voice recordings, photos, artworks, letters and more.
www.saint-raphael.com/en
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