The Musée d’Art et d’Histoire of Amboise, part II !!!

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So lets stay in wonderful lovely Amboise. As said, we come here often, too repetitive to post always! However, while looking at previous posts, realised not written or hardly told you about a wonderful building and a nice museum by the Loire river. Therefore, this is old picture new text to tell you about the new Musée d’Art et d’Histoire of Amboise,part II !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The Musée d’Art et d’Histoire d’Amboise or the Amboise Museum of Art and History, formerly the City/town hall museum, is housed in a private mansion built in the early 16C by Pierre Morin. Long known as the “City/Town Hall Museum,” the museum became the “Musée-Hôtel Morin” in 2014, in tribute to its builder. The museum features six visitor rooms, two vestibules, two corridors, and a stairwell: The Wedding Room – where all civil weddings in the town of Amboise still take place; The Kings Room; The Leonardo da Vinci Room; The Yvonne Gouverné Room; The Gouache Room; The City Council Room; and some rooms are still used for municipal purposes (including the Wedding Room, the Yvonne Gouverné Room, and the Council Room.

Pierre Morin, was a wealthy merchant and treasurer to Louis XII. In the 18C, it was purchased by the Duke of Choiseul, who made it the seat of his lordship justice. From 1848 to 1852, the building served as barracks for the garrison of Emir Abdelkader, held prisoner at the Château d’Amboise. The City/Town Hall moved there in 1855. It received its first deposit of works of art from the State in 1876, and undergoing a restoration that gave it its current appearance in 1891. The Town Hall’s administrative services were moved to an adjoining building in 1970, allowing the museum to expand into the spaces of the Hôtel Morin. It was designated a Museum of France in 2002.

The city of Amboise on the museum :https://www.ville-amboise.fr/97/musee-d-art-et-d-histoire-d-amboise.htm

The Amboise tourist office on the museum: https://amboise-valdeloire.com/en/museums/details/Musee-Hotel-Morin&PCUCEN0370000009/

The regional centre val de loire museums on the Museum : https://www.museescentre.com/lesmuseesenregion/mus%C3%A9e-d%E2%80%99art-et-d%E2%80%99histoire-d%E2%80%99amboise

There you go folks, another dandy monument in lovely Amboise , and to boot right facing the mighty Loire river. The former Morin Hotel Museum  and now the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire is worth the detour once seen the castle, Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire of Amboise,part II !!! as I,

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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