A museum of headdresses...
Of something very surprising, it is commonly said that it is something that takes one's breath away. The pun is obviously tempting when it comes to a museum of headdresses, and yet it is quite justified insofar as this museum is truly... surprising!
The castle of Ponts-de-Cé
This castle participated in the defense system of Angers, protecting the passage on the Loire between Saumur and Nantes.
It has seen many things...
He saw Henri IV who went to Angers, and who wrote the famous edict that he signed in Nantes. He saw what can be called a family quarrel, namely the battle between the troops of Marie de Médicis and those of her son Louis XIII.
Victor Hugo would have liked to acquire it, but the municipality preceded him, and ended up setting up a museum there.
Before visiting this museum, the amateur will admire the terracotta tiles, the magnificent frameworks, the remarkable spiral staircase...
The museum of headdresses
The importance and diversity of its collections make it a unique museum in France in this field.
It is an unusual journey through time and space that is offered in nine exhibition rooms.
In addition to the rare pieces that are presented, testimonies of ancestral customs, the association of the Friends of the Museum also proposes, each year, demonstrations and animations around the theme, true transmission of traditional knowledge. Some activities, annual, such as "au fil de l'Orient", in 2021, or "au détour d'un fil" in 2019, for example, often give rise to the publication of the corresponding brochure, always superb and exciting.
Friends of the Museum of Headdresses and Traditions
4, rue Charles De Gaulle
49 130 Les-Ponts-de-Ce
amisdumuseedescoiffes@gmail.com
http://amisdumuseedescoiffes.com/
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