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"Reflets d'un monde rural" - ethnographic musuem
Museum, Sciences and technology, Local tradition, Arts and culture, Occupations, Craft/Artisanat, Local history
in Mouans-Sartoux
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The “Reflections of a Rural World” ethnographic museum, housed in the Chateau’s former stables, is a chance to discover or rediscover the traditional activities practiced in the Grasse region between 1900 and 1950.
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The displays in the three exhibition rooms were made possible by donations from Mouans-Sartoux families, collected over a period of years by the city’s Centre d’Activités Culturelles Occitanes (Occitan cultural activity center).
In the largest display room, there is a reassembled oil mill surrounded by a variety of objects related to oil, olive trees, and winegrowing, which were the traditional economic activities in Mouans-Sartoux at that time.
Another room features flower and...The displays in the three exhibition rooms were made possible by donations from Mouans-Sartoux families, collected over a period of years by the city’s Centre d’Activités Culturelles Occitanes (Occitan cultural activity center).
In the largest display room, there is a reassembled oil mill surrounded by a variety of objects related to oil, olive trees, and winegrowing, which were the traditional economic activities in Mouans-Sartoux at that time.
Another room features flower and perfume-plant crops as the theme. Large posters illustrate each activity, created from enlargements of photos loaned by the people of Mouans-Sartoux. The third room presents a reconstituted period kitchen and bedroom, with tools and utensils used in the various trades of early last century.
The museum is open daily and admission is free.
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All year 2022
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