Free visit of the Historical Figurine Museum

Name: Visita libre al Museo de la Figura Histórica
Start: 2022-09-17T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Musée de la figurine historique

Dive into the world of figurines and explore the greatest periods of history through miniature and precise reconstructions.

17 i 18 septiembre 2022Passed

Détail du diorama Omaha Beach. Photo: J.Thuillier

Dive into the world of figurines and explore the greatest periods of history through miniature and precise reconstructions.

Types d'événement

Visite libre

Thème 2022

No selection

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Conditions de participation

Gratuit

About the location

Musée de la figurine historique

28 place de l'Hôtel de Ville - 60200 Compiègne

Oise
Hauts-de-France

Born in 1927, of the legacy of Alfred's collection ternisien, the museum gathers(collects) about 100 000 figurines of XVIIIME, XIXle and XXME today centuries. They offer a large panorama of the history of France and of Europe, of antiquity in the Second World War. Important dioramata illustrate particularly napoleonic epic poem. The huge battle of Waterloo, created by CHARLES LAURENT from 1905 till 1923, gathers(collects) so about 12000 rooms(parts,plays). The camp of bétheny, 4000 rooms(parts,plays) works of A.SILHIOL, calls back(reminds) visit in Compiègne of the czar Nicolas II in September, 1901\. Exceptional figurines of XVIIIME century, cut in the wood and painted by Jean-Baptiste Clémence, many figurines toys of XIXME centuries, train(form) so many(much) evocative all childish enjoyments of formerly. Weapons and rare historic memories(souvenirs) supplement this unique(only) collection in France.