MUSÉE DE BOUTIQUES ANCIENNES ET CABINET DE CURIOSITÉS

To enter the world of Grégoire Courtin is to stroll through the fascinating décor of a collector?s home. It's a place full of emotion, designed by this enthusiast who feeds off objects from the past, which he presents in an authentic way. Located in the heart of this village, which is home to some twenty second-hand dealers and art galleries, the former hardware store has been restored to its former glory, with its bouquets of brushes and feather dusters, soap boxes, patches and other everyday objects - nothing is missing! The surprise is still to come when you cross the back store and its small garden. You then enter the fabulous museum of old shops, and the scenography is breathtaking. We find the former Danteaux hat shop dating from 1880, with its headgear of all shapes and sizes; the Peltier color merchant, dating from 1900, with its silk, coconut and metal brushes, bed sheets, floor pads and other treasures wrapped in their original paper; and further on, the color charts, pigments and pencils of the Palette d?Or brand. We are moved by the mail, wills and cash accounts of these local businesses, which Grégoire has reconstructed with patience and passion. Setting up a cabinet of curiosities was a logical next step for this incorrigible nostalgic. Stroll through the soft light of this fascinating labyrinth. Here are fossils under a globe and many other marvels mischievously staged in this new high spot on Rue Nationale.