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Maurice Dufresne Museum
Maurice Dufresne Museum lies in a stunning former mill on the banks of the Indre in Azay-le-Rideau whose restored mechanisms still work. The museum’s appeal is its spectacular collection: vintage vehicles, unusual items, vintage posters, weapons, historical items and more have been kept by an extrao
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Just a short distance from Azay-le-Rideau, in a former paper mill in Moulin de Marnay, this museum houses the impressive collection of vehicles, machines and objects of all kinds that Maurice Dufresne collected and restored throughout his lifetime: a glider used in the film La Grande Vadrouille (Don't look now… we're being shot at!), a guillotine from the French revolution… No less than 3000 period objects and posters are displayed here in the temple dedicated to the history of mechanics. This museum is home to a collection of all sorts of ancient machines: cars, plans, locomotives, motorbikes, tractors, trucks, farming machinery, weapons, military equipment, engines, boats, carriages, looms, posters etc. This museum is home to a collection of all sorts of ancient machines: cars, plans
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| Pricing | Min. | Max. |
|---|---|---|
| Full adult price | 13 € | – |
| Other rates | 4,50 € | – |
| Discount rate | 10,50 € | – |
| Discount rate | 7 € | – |
| Group rate | 9 € | – |
| Group rate | 4 € | – |
| Group rate | 10,50 € | – |
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