Musée du Papier — Attraction in Angoulême

I've been traveling to paper museums, and this particular museum is not necessarily the best for explaining making paper, but its exhibition space is devoted to the art of paper. The particular exhibition April to December 2018 anticipates the centenary of the end of World War I, which will be commemorated November 11. The paper sculptures of WWI soldiers and the women they left behind are in the exhibition space. Not to be missed is the 12-minute film (English subtitles) created from these paper sculptures in a masterful stop action animated film. It is charming as well as tragic. A nice small boutique includes colorful graphics from the era when the factory rolled out cigarette papers after it became fashionable in 1850 France to "roll your own." The machinery on the first floor of the mill is signed, and there are some English translations. One sign notes the "master of the paper," Jacques Brejoux, who is in residence at another historic mill in the countryside: Moulin du Verger. He is still actively working on handmade paper and book restoration. (Call for an appointment to...

Pitoyable musée ! Est-ce un musée d'ailleurs ? On apprend rien sur le papier sauf quelques cartels (dans ce cas se référer à quelques ouvrages spécialisés ou internet). Mélange de tout et de rien (droit et règlement du travail, une vingtaine de type de papier -bible, velin etc- dans une vitrine) bref aucun intérêt. De plus il ne s'agit que de la fabrication du papier à rouler pour cigarette quel intérêt ? L'exposition sur les Arts de l'Islam ne vaut pas mieux : tromperie sur la marchandise si on peut dire. On va dans un musée du papier et pour une expo des Arts de l'Islam, vous pensez à quoi ? A la fabrication du papier (ou dérivés du papier) des accessoires et à la calligraphie Arabe. Pas du tout. Quelques objets, un poignard par exemple et un diaporama de jardins ou bâtiments Arabes. C'est quoi le rapport??? A fuir tout comme Angoulême (bravo le maire d'Angoulême, il se promène dans...

We thoroughly enjoyed the paper museum. It was a lot more interesting than I expected. We spent quite a lot of time downstairs in the exhibits about paper making built around the old waterwheel workings. Some were in English. The paper art upstairs was also good, as was the shop....