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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2017 21:39:47 GMT
Frankly, this museum has never been on my list of places to visit, but it became much more interesting to me when I learned that it was the first museum to be rebuilt in France after WW2 and that Minister of Culture André Malraux piloted the project. France did not have a Ministry of Culture until 1959 when Charles de Gaulle created it, but there were a few other ministries before then in charge of such things as museums, monuments, culture and a few other similar things before then. Now, quite a few countries have a Ministry of Culture and one might wonder why certain major developed nations still do not have such an entity. In any case, this museum was inaugurated in 1961 to replace the museum that was destroyed during the war. It has been renovated since then, but it is still in the original building, which I found has held up quite well over the years and looks quite nice in terms of architecture of that period.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2017 21:48:53 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2017 21:58:01 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2017 22:02:37 GMT
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Post by htmb on Jan 29, 2017 22:49:17 GMT
How wonderful to have a maritime theme in a museum where a large body awaits just outside the windows. I'm sure I'd enjoy visiting this museum some day. Thanks for bringing us a little snippet of what's inside.
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Post by fumobici on Jan 30, 2017 2:00:59 GMT
I like the interior. I also like the newer paintings; the older ones, maybe not so much.
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Post by bjd on Jan 30, 2017 7:33:58 GMT
I agree with Fumobici. Nice building with lots of space and light. I like all the maritime paintings too, I can do without the still lives and stabbing biblical figures.
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Post by patricklondon on Jan 30, 2017 17:47:58 GMT
Me too. I was more than pleasantly surprised by the municipal museum in Dundee, of all places. My blog | My photos | My video clips"too literate to be spam"
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