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Museum of natural mechanical engineering in Giverny
One tends to think that the word 'Giverny' only means Claude Monet and painting. Indeed the village can boast of several places reminding visitors of the great impressionist Master and also of the hundreds of artists who flocked there between 1890 and 1910.
All the machines are in perfect working order after patient restoration work and some of them can be seen running during visits.
The museum is in fact the private collection of the Guillemard brothers who enthusiastically welcome visitors. (Only by appointment - Phone : 02 32 21 26 33 - The museum lies just in front of the Village Hall, 2, rue Blanche Hoschedé Monet, 50 m off rue Claude Monet.).
When you plan your visit in Giverny, do spare an hour in order to go there : you will be welcome and the unusual exhibition is really worth a visit. Granted if your hobbies are gardening, watercolour painting or reading comics, you may not find the place that interesting. But if you are an old boy / girl of a technical college or if you spend your time tinkering about old cars or simply, if you are interested in unusual things and museums, then this one seems to have been created just for you.
Photos of the
exhibits can be found on the Internet at: On the same page, you find a link for a video showing several machines running. A few other
pictures in the sites below:
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