Events for kids in France
| The Great Man | |
| Musee Picasso | * In literary and glamorous setting, visit 12nd century chateau where Picasso once lived and painted*treasure-trove of his works in galleries that look out over the azure sea |
| Chateau Grimaldi Antibes France Phone: 92 90 54 20 |
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| Open all year | |
| A real dollhouse | |
| Musee National de l'Automate | *One of the most animated museums in France*The collection of mechanical dolls from famous manufacturer Roullet-Descamps* Winsome charm |
| Place de l'Abbaye Souillac France Phone: 65 37 07 07 |
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| Open all year | |
| Middle Ages | |
| Musee d'Unterlinden | *Houses a former convent and 13th c. cloister*Rhenish sculptures and paintings from Middle Ages and Renaissance |
| 1, rue des Unterlinden 6800 Colmar France Phone: 89 20 15 58 |
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| Open all year | |
| French Version | |
| Musee Bartholdi | * Home of Bartholdi, sculptor of the Statue of Liberty in New York City *Collection of scale models, studies, designs, and paintings |
| 30, rue des Marchands 68000 Colmar France Phone: 89 20 15 58 |
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| Open all year | |
| Take a ride | |
| Maginot Line Fortress | *Important 2-mile long subterranean network with 6 fight units, electric station, artessian well from 1930s |
| Ouvrage du Four-aa-Chaux 67510 Lembach France Phone: 88 94 48 62 |
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| Open all year | |
| Automobiles | |
| Musee National de l'Automobile | *Most important automobile museum in thee world*500 vehicles off 98 different makes*World famous 'Royale', Bugatti's personal limousine |
| 192, avenue de Colmar 68100 Mulhouse France Phone: 89 32 08 09 |
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| Open all year | |
| French Way | |
| French Railway Museum | * The most important museum of its kind in continental Europe*The French did it right |
| 2, rue Alfred de Glehn 68200 Mulhouse France Phone: 89 42 25 67 |
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| Open all year | |
| The Bells of Notre Dame | |
| Mussee de l'Oeuvre Notre-Dame | *Devoted to medieval and Renaissancee art*Collection illustrated cultural and artistic development of ALsae |
| 3, place du Chateau 6700 Strasbourg France Phone:88 32 88 17 |
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| Open all year | |
| Outdoor museum | |
| Alsace Open Air Museum | * Over fifty 12nd-19th c. traditional Alsatian houses on ddisplay in outdoor architectural museum |
| Chemin du Grosswald 68800 Ungersheim France Phone: 89 74 44 54 |
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| Open all year | |
| Romantic | |
| Musee Rollin | * Gallo-Roman tombstones, bronzes, Roman mosaics* paintings and sculptures |
| 5, rue des Bancs 71400 Autun Phone: 85 52 09 76 |
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| Open all year | |
| Old stuff | |
| The Archeodrome | * Unique archeological center with museum on histoary of Burgundy*exact reconstitution of neolithic huts |
| 21190 Beaaune-Tailly France Phone: 80 21 48 45 |
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| Open all year | |
| Camera ready? | |
| Musee Nicephore Niepce | *Most important photography museum in Europe* Photos from around the world |
| 28,quai des Messageries 71100 Chalon-sur-Saone Phone: 85 48 41 98 |
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| Open all year | |
| A Writer's Paradise | |
| Colette Museum | * Museum of literature* Recordings and excerpts from Collete's writings * Films of her hmes in Puisaye and Paris |
| Chateau de Saint-Sauveur 89520 Saint-Ssauveur-en-Puisaye Phone: 86 45 61 95 |
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| Open all year | |
| Reverence | |
| Sens Museum | * Former Archbishop's palace *Collections of archeology, paintings and sculptures*Richest Treasure-housein France |
| Place de la Cathedrale 89100 Sens France Phone: 86 64 15 27 |
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| Open all year | |
| Hail, Hail | |
| La Boisserie: General de Gaulle's Home | * Charles de Gaulle Memoorial and site of Charles de Gaulle Institute |
| 52330 Colombrey-les-Deux-Eglises France Phone: 25 01 52 52 |
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| Open all year | |
| Finest Art | |
| Musee des Beaux-Arts | *18th c. palace of former Abbey of Saint Denis* Houses one of thee richest collections in the French Provinces |
| 8, rue Chanzy 51100 Reims France Phone: 26 47 28 44 |
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| Open all year | |
| Saints alive | |
| Saint-Remi's Abbey Museum | * Famous Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Remi *history, archeology *regional military history collections |
| 53, rue Simon 51100 Reims Orlando, Florida Phone: 26 85 23 36 |
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| Open all year | |
| Give up or else | |
| Surrender Room | * Former headquarters of the Allied Forces in World War II where the German surrender was signed |
| 12, rue Franklin Roosevelt 51100 Reims France Phone: 407-3351-3600 |
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| Open all year | |
| Workers Unite | |
| Workers Tool Museum | * Unique collection of craftmen's tools for wood, iron, leather and stone work* Fasinating for kids |
| Hotel de Mauroy 7, rue de la Trinite 10000 Troyes, France Phone: 25 73 28 26 |
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| Famous Scientist | |
| Pasteur Family Home & Mueum | * Home and furnishings preserved at the time of the scientist's death |
| 83, rue des Courcelles 39600 Arbois, France Phone: 84 66 11 72 |
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| Open all year | |
| Courage | |
| Museum of the French Resistance | *Located in Besancon's citadel, collection of documents and objects dating from the beginning of fascism to the libertion of France |
| La Citadelle rrue des Fusilles 2500 Besancon, France Phone: 81 65 07 55 |
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| Open all year | |
| Toy Time | |
| The House of Toys | * Exhibition and sale of traditional wooden toys |
| 39260 Moirans-en-Montagne France Phone: 84 42 38 64 |
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| Open all year | |
| Got the Time? | |
| Haut-Doubs Clock & Watch Museum | * Recreated 1930 watchmaking workshop* antique watch collection and tools from all periods of time |
| Chateau Pertusier 25500 Morteau, France Phone: 81 67 40 88 |
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| Open all year | |
| Classy cars | |
| Peugeot Museum | *Museum housing vast collections of Peugeot vehicles, bicycles and tolls * more than 70 on display |
| Carrefour de l'Europe 25500 Sochaux Phone: 81 94 48 21 |
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| Open all year | |
| Crystals | |
| Crystal Museum | * Collection of exquisite crystal from 1817 to the present |
| Centre Ville 54120 Baccarat, France Phone: 83 76 60 06 |
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| Open all year | |
| Burned at the stake | |
| Joan of Arc Museum | *Museum devoted to the famouse Joan of Arc. |
| Annexe de la Maison de Jeanne d'Arc 88630 Domremy La Pucelle, France Phone: 29 06 95 86 |
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| Open all year | |
| The Newest | |
| School of Nancy Museum | * Collection of French Art Nouveau * the major artists of that period are well represented. |
| 36, rue du Sergent-Blandan 55400 Nancy, France Phone: 83 40 14 86 |
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| Open all year | |