Musee D'Art & Industrie, Châtellerault
The Musee is part of a complex of industrial buildings that are far more pleasing on the eye than the corrugated steel sheds we get nowadays. Earlier this year, my road trip in France through the Vienne region coincided with a public history day with free entrance to museums and my hosts recommended this museum in Châtellerault - not to be confused with Chateauroux not far away. I couldn't decide if this was a wooden frame or metal painted to look like wood Châtellerault was more of a centre of armament production but you can have too much of swords and guns. Le Grand Atelier includes a history of the famous nineteenth century Black Cat shadow theatre and the Auto, Velo, Moto collection of cars, bikes and motorcycles. Godier Genoud monocoque framed Kawasaki I appreciated the building. It’s elegantly plain and outside are two massive chimneys that shout power although they actually pumped smoke into the atmosphere. All is clean and quiet now – one advantage, I suppose of a post-ind...