Museum
Chez Manuel : Musée d’Art Populaire
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A museum like no other which is full of objects from the past: old cars, toys, velocipedes, tractors, military equipment, gramophones, dolls, trinkets.
A real treasure trove of nostalgia: advertising plates, a Michaux velocipede, a 1912 Renault AX, an important collection of pedal cars, a balance bike, Merlin steam engines, a Sikorsky helicopter, an omnibus, and a Ford T.. .
It all started about 60 years ago. Manuel Ribeiro, founder of the museum: "As a traveling salesman, I criss-crossed France. One day, a peasant gave me a cart lamp. And I caught the collecting virus".
Open since 1977, the Musée chez Manuel exhibits all the finds of this indefatigable traveller-collector, over 2 m² of exhibition space.
Practical information
French
Visit
Conditions of visit:
Free tour
Languages spoken for the visit:
French
Further information
Location:
Near a highway, Outskirts of town
Museum themes:
Popular arts and traditions, Transport
Services :
Playground
Facilities:
Accessible for pushchairs, Coach parking
Payment Methods:
Bank and postal checks, Cash
Address
Chez Manuel: Museum of Popular Art
37 avenue de Châtellerault - RD910
86440 MIGNE AUXANCES
37 avenue de Châtellerault - RD910
86440 MIGNE AUXANCES