From the owner: Arts décoratifs et peintures Ancien hôtel particulier du sieur Rupert, collectionneur et amateur…read mored'art du XIXe siècle, le musée abrite des meubles et objets d'art décoratifs du XVIIe au XIXe ainsi qu'une collection de peintures : oeuvres flamandes et italiennes des XVIe et XVIIe, tableaux de l'Ecole française néoclassique (Louis Gauffier, Jean Broc...).

In the cosmic scheme of things, this is either a 5 (which it is in MY book) or a -5 (if you are a…read morestick in the mud), This is a classic Route 66 roadside attraction transported to France. It's funky. It's weird. It's a collection of odds and end of the last 150 years. It's an antidote to going to the Lourve in Paris. Started in the early 50's this place is a labor of love of a father and now a son. Located a short 8 km drive from the center of Poitiers this place is worth the 5 eruos it will cost you. Places like this need to live! Please... visit! 37 Av. de Châtellerault, 86440 Migné-Auxances

From the owner: Fourre-tout Il y en a partout, partout, sur 2 000 m2 en intérieur (3 salles) et extérieur : des…read morevoitures, du vieuxx matériel agricole, des jouets de la Belle Epoque, des uniformes de Poilus... plusieurs années de collectionnite aigüe sont condensées dans ce musée pas comme les autres tenu par Hélène Ribeiro (l'épouse de Manuel) et Jean-Claude (le fils). Une Renault berline de 1928 et une Simca 6 1948 avec un foultitude d'objets posés dessus, une calèche Victoria-Milord de 1870,... On lève les yeux : oh, une collection de galoches (chaussures de cuir et semelles de bois) et de sabarons ! Là une moto Terrot 250 cm3 1930 avec un bidon d'huile de la même marque sur le porte-bagage... Stop, on arrête. On va plutôt faire un petit jeu de cache-cache : pendant votre visite, cherchez l'hélicoptère Sikorsky 1945 et la roulotte de cirque pour nains de 1920...

WHY no reviews. This place has one of the greatest collection of military related vehicles, 200…read moreso they say but not all are displayed to the public at one time. Some are on loan and others need some sort of work. What is amazing is that many of these vehicles can operate. A number of vehicles were damaged during their use and that damage has not been repaired or covered up. I always envied other posters on You-tube of the collection. One other point is that the gift store is filled with lots of models and books and related items. If in the area, you must see to believe but it is too much of a rush if coming from Paris and returning within a day. Make it a point to stay in town or one of the neighboring towns. P.S. a 3 Euros is charged if you plan on taking photos.

From the owner: L'amour du travail bien fait Nés au Moyen-age, toujours en activité, les Compagnons du tour de…read moreFrance ont leur musée à Tours. Leur histoire et leurs traditions sont évoquées par les grands chefs-d'oeuvre des charpentiers, tailleurs de pierre, couvreurs, maréchaux-ferrants, sabotiers, serruriers, confiseurs, cordonniers... A côté de ces chefs-d'oeuvres, des tableaux, des objets, des outils illustrent la vie des compagnons. Ces collections constituent un ensemble unique au monde. Pour les jeunes publics, des ateliers pédagogiques constituent une découverte du Compagnonnage et des métiers à travers les collections du musée puis sont suivis d'activités d'initiation aux techniques.

A powerful museum and preserved village tell the story of French citizens rounded up and executed…read moreby the Nazi's in June 1944. Men, women, children, entire families gone; 642 people in total. Bodies were burned and buried to try to hide the crime. I didn't know this history but now that I've been there I won't forget.

Many Americans have probably never heard of Oradour sur Glane or the "Martyred Village." They…read moreshould. It is sobering, and while I have seen most of France from living there and my numerous visits, this place has stayed with me like no other. It's an important reminder that not too many years ago, in still Nazi occupied France, on June 10, 1944, to be exact, the Nazi's brought death and destruction to some 642 inhabitants, men, women and children living in an idyllic, small French village. The women and children were locked inside the church whilst the Nazi's looted the town. The men were led and lined up within barns and were machine gunned down, as told from a survivor, they aimed for mens' legs and then the Nazi's then burned the barns down along with the men. Six men managed to escape. After the massacre of the men, the Nazi's lit the church on fire where they had earlier rounded up the women and children, murdering all but one woman who managed to escape. Following the massacre, the Germans returned to complete their destruction of the village and it stands today, they way it did some 71 years ago. General Charles De Gaulle is the force behind the idea to leave the village as it was. It was he who wanted the village to stand today as it did post-massacere as a memorial to the fallen. In 1999, President Jaques Chirac dedicated the formal memorial. When you visit, walk through the streets of the burned out village. You will see the charred reminders inside the remainders of the homes of the families whose home were burned and their lives snuffed out; rusty bed frames, old stoves, teapots, etc. Please take the time to visit he official yet small memorial where you can silently weep over an exhibit of personal items gathered from the victims such as soot covered and melted timepieces and lockets. You'll notice the timepieces all stop at roughly the same time... I challenge you to leave with dry eyes. 2015 - Review # 100 Addendum: what kind of messed-up person thinks this review is funny?

From the owner: De la Révolution Industrielle aux Trente Glorieuses, vene découvrir plus de 3000 machines…read morerétro-mécaniques qui racontent la mécanisation du monde agricole, l'évolution des moyens de transport, les 1ère & 2nde Guerres Mondiales : voitures, cycles, avions, camions, motos, tracteurs, machines agricoles et militaires, métiers à tisser, jeux d'enfants, etc. Un parcours ludique & inoubliable, 2h de voyage dans le temps pour petits et grands.