The Orbigny-Bernon Museum (French: Musée d`Orbigny Bernon ) is a museum in the French city of La Rochelle , which is located in a house built in the 19th century at 2 rue Saint Côme. Here are exhibits that are related to the art of the countries of Southeast Asia, there are porcelain and earthenware products [1] .
| Orbigny-Bernon Museum | |
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| Musée d`Orbigny Bernon | |
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| Established | 1921 |
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| Address | France , La Rochelle , rue Saint Côme, 2 |
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History
The house, which now houses the Orbigny-Bernon Museum, was built in the 19th century at 2 rue Saint Côme [1] . The exact date of construction: 1893, it was built for the merchant Alcide Orbigny-Bernon, who lived in 1835-1907. He was mayor of the city in 1893-1905 and served as president of the Chamber of Commerce in 1891-1906. After his death, his widow left this house, and the city municipality decided to create a museum in this place in 1921 because of the importance and value of the architectural structure [2] .
The museum's collection is represented by exhibits that are related to the years 1573, 1627-1628 and the period of the Second World War. The museum has preserved various products from ancient faience and porcelain. The second floor is reserved for exhibits - objects of art from the countries of Southeast Asia [1] . Among the items in the museum there are those that are inlaid with ivory, gold, dated 1640. An exhibition was opened at the Orbigny-Bernon Museum, which included items bequeathed to the museum by Baron de Chassiron in 1871 [3] .
The house in which the museum is located belongs to the historical monuments of France [4] . It is a typical example of civil architecture of the XIX century. The house has a patio. A corner tower connects the central wing with the main building [2] .
You can visit the Orbigny-Bernon Museum on a single ticket along with the towers of La Chenne, Saint Nicolas, Tour de la Lantern, if you buy a ticket at the Tourist Office of La Rochelle [5] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 France, 2012 , p. 417.
- ↑ 1 2 La Rochelle .
- ↑ Les trésors d'Edo à La Rochelle .
- ↑ Monuments historiques .
- ↑ Traveling with an Angel: hitchhiking in the mountains and along the ocean. Book 2. To Cape Ra, 2018 , p. 417.
Literature
- Tatyana Burdakova, Ilya Kusy, E. Levitskaya, Mark Sartan, Y. Sartan, L. Kunyavsky, Julia Larionova, Victoria Bakir, Anna Pozhidaeva, Victoria Bazoeva, E. Gromova, E. Merkulova. France. - Moscow, 2012.
- Evgeny Kulkov. Traveling with an angel: hitchhiking in the mountains and along the ocean. Book 2. To Cape Ra. - Litres, 2018 .-- 310 s. - ISBN 9785041302627 .