Post by sdtraveller on Jun 13, 2013 11:27:34 GMT -5
While my wife was on shopping safari, I spent a rainy afternoon in this museum at the Palais de Chaillot, a few yards from one of the sorties from the Trocadero metro station.
This fairly large museum houses models of historic and recent French ships, some very large and others simply large. These are not the models one builds on the kitchen table. There are also paintings of French naval battles, objects from all kinds of ships, sculptures related to the sea, etc. The more contemporary part is about 20th century naval and commercial vessels. One interesting exhibit is a model of the device used to twist three strands of rope into an anchor line. Everything is about maritime matters. An English audio guide is included with the admission ticket.
The "basement" exhibit hall concerns Mathurin Méheut, a prolific Breton painter, sculptor, illustrator, ceramicist, etc. whose career was largely about things related to the sea. He was a reluctant part of the Art Deco movement who did such interesting things as design the tableware for several prominent Parisian restaurants. The temporary exhibit displays more of his works than you likely will want to see!
The Méheut exhibition was scheduled to end on 30 June but has been "prolonged' to 1 September. Apparently it is very popular--several lectures and conferences about it sold out early. There is an English audio guide for this, as well, but I did not use it as the ticket entitles you to only one of the two.
This fairly large museum houses models of historic and recent French ships, some very large and others simply large. These are not the models one builds on the kitchen table. There are also paintings of French naval battles, objects from all kinds of ships, sculptures related to the sea, etc. The more contemporary part is about 20th century naval and commercial vessels. One interesting exhibit is a model of the device used to twist three strands of rope into an anchor line. Everything is about maritime matters. An English audio guide is included with the admission ticket.
The "basement" exhibit hall concerns Mathurin Méheut, a prolific Breton painter, sculptor, illustrator, ceramicist, etc. whose career was largely about things related to the sea. He was a reluctant part of the Art Deco movement who did such interesting things as design the tableware for several prominent Parisian restaurants. The temporary exhibit displays more of his works than you likely will want to see!
The Méheut exhibition was scheduled to end on 30 June but has been "prolonged' to 1 September. Apparently it is very popular--several lectures and conferences about it sold out early. There is an English audio guide for this, as well, but I did not use it as the ticket entitles you to only one of the two.
Let the riot begin! LOL - 
hahahha