Corkscrews, milk products and magic. In France there's a museum for everything...

[Editor - France Magazine]

Have you visited any wierd and wonderful museums in France?

We've had lots of votes for our Best Museums in France poll, but we're a bit lacking in the more unusual section. Let us know if you've visited any truly fascinating museums...

Thanks!

Carolyn

[Russethouse]

It may not look unusual on paper but Le Secq des Tournelles in Rouen is amazing.

The salt museum in Batz is excellent

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and there is an interesting little museum in Plozevet which features miniature breton furniture and is run by a  charming mother and son team. (theres a whole story to this which I could bore you with another time [:)])

[Dick Smith]

There's a spoon museum at the Moulin de la Sée near Brouains in Manche, and a Granite Museum, but I haven't been to that. The spoon museum has a section on fish, IIRC. 2heads would know, she lives close by.

[Hoddy]

There's the Musee de l'Automate in Souillac (46). It's quite small, but well worth a visit. The exhibits include an entire life size inpolitically correct jazz band.

The adults in the family found it more interesting than the children did.

Hoddy

Edited for spelling. H

[kizpip]

The town of Condom in the Gers boasts the "Musée du Préservatifs" (condoms, of course), though I've never visited it.

[Pierre ZFP]

Was on holiday in the Lot once and nearby (near Fumel I think) was a Prune Museum.  Didn't go though as we thought that the sight of all those plums drying in the sun was a bit too stimulating [:$]

Some good ones in PdC.  Especially recommended is the new Agincourt museum (but then again I'm a bit of an archery nut) and La Coupole V2 rocket base.  Both excellent for adults and kids.

[nomoss]

There's a hat museum at Le Someil, Aude. Didn't go in, as the entrance charge was higher than our interest in headwear.

[chrisb]

[quote user="Hoddy"]There's the Musee de l'Automate in Souillac (46). It's quite small, but well worth a visit. The exhibits include an entire life size inpolitically correct jazz band.

The adults in the family found it more interesting than the children did.

Hoddy

Edited for spelling. H[/quote]

There's another of these in Falaise - about the same size and similar content. Most of the automata were originally made to grace the Christmas widow displays of big department stores.