Eat bricks with pebble sauce
Given the name of this museum, the "Musée du mange cailloux", it would seem that the unusual expression "Eating bricks with pebble sauce" fits it perfectly ...
well not at all!
Indeed, contrary to what one might think, "eating bricks" does not mean absolutely nothing, since the first meaning of the word "brick", which appeared around 1200 and lasted until the fifteenth century, means "piece" or "crumb". It still has this meaning in certain patois of the North and East of France.
So, of course, to eat only a small piece, a crumb, is not much... but it is still something! And it seems that the words "à la sauce cailloux" were finally added only later, out of irony.
In short, quite the contrary, the "Musée du mange cailloux" will allow you to feast on knowledge presented on a pedagogical bed! Enjoy your meal!
After the Puy-du-Fou... minerals at playtime!
The " Musée du mange cailloux " opened in 2015, in Mortagne-sur-Sèvre, which is a stone's throw from the Puy-du-Fou. A good idea to make a little diversion through this museum, which is as unusual as it is educational!
You will find, among other things, one of the world's largest collections of "figurative stones", i.e. stones which, by their shape or design, evoke something like, for example, "the gorilla", "the parrot", "the war of the worlds", "the egg on the plate", or "the fantastic ride"! This part is very logically entitled "Minerals at playtime".
Minerals in everyday life
This is another section of this decidedly unusual museum, which, in this part, seeks to show, on the contrary, that minerals are everywhere in our daily lives. Various technologies, industry, medicine... and even on our plates, they are everywhere!
Minerals under study
Another exciting section. A whole series of questions to be answered... while having fun! Curiosity and the desire for knowledge are piqued by the originality of the presentations!
Marvel...
The work of a passionate person, the aim of this museum is to allow visitors to discover, marvel, have fun, and learn without any apparent effort!
The Museum of Pebble Eating
1, rue Belle Allée
85290 Mortagne-sur-Sèvre
Tel : 09 77 84 15 37
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