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| View over the courtyard from the new wing. |
The Musée de la Préhistoire du Grand-Pressigny opened a hundred years ago. The first curator was Jacques-Marie Rougé. He was first and foremost a folklorist, born in the Touraine and lived all his life here. Writing several works on the history and legends of the Touraine, he became interested in the history of working flint in the area. He started to put together a collection, which became the basis of the original displays in the museum, and was the curator for 33 years.
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| Inside the new wing. |
On Saturday 22 October the museum is putting on guided tours to introduce people to the museum and tell them about its history.
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| The newest wing of the museum. |
5 comments:
I'd be interesting in your take on this museum. I have a dim memory that you'd visited and reported on it before. We visited not long after it opened--in fact, maybe between the "opening" and the "grand opening." I wonder if it has changed.
"interested" not "interesting"
Carolyn: I like it. I appreciate the new building -- great museum space inside, very good exhibitions and displays. Great views from the grounds, the new building cleverly designed to reflect angles and lines from the old. Staff know their stuff, lots of resources and activities for kids. Airconditioned so a great visit on a hot day.
The middle picture of the new museum. It looks like Simon holding a set of bagpipes??
Colin: It's a folding stool, just in case his Dad needed to sit down.
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