Vendredi 24 novembre 2006
Jean- François CHAMPOLLION, the decipherer
Figeac is the town where J F Champollion was born, on December 23rd, 1790. His house is today, a museum: The Champollion Museum.
In 1801, at the age of ten, he was sent off to study at the Lyceum in Grenoble (450 km from Figeac). He lived at Vif, near Grenoble, where his second house is a Museum too: "The Champollion's House":
Figeac:
Inner courtyard beside the Champollion 's House:
The floor Rosetta stone (sorry for to be on the photo, I don't have a lot !):
Details of the floor:
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Museo Egizio
Via Accademia delle Scienze, 6
Torino, Italia
Tel : 011 561 77 76
Theme : Pré-dynastic to Coptic period
Opened : Tuesday to Sunday - 8h30 to 19h30
Price: 6,5 euros
Free: For < 18 and 65 year old.
Photos: authorized without flash
To go to Torino from Grenoble with cheaper way...
Click here
To have information about the History of
the Museum, the president Alian Elkann, the director Eleni Vassilika, the archaeologists of the Museum,... I propose you to go on the web
site:
http://www.museoegizio.org/pages/Who.jsp
In brief…
For Winter Olympic Game (Torino 2006), the Museo Egizio found a new
image. The rooms has removed, the lights reexamined, and windows restored. In coming in the great rooms of statuary, you 'll be sublimated by the beauty
and the atmosphere.
TORINO: Capital of books ...
proposes you 46 museum ! Antiquities, automobile, cinéma, severals exhibitions,
galeries of arts, the « Palazzo reale », opera...and...
The Museo Egizio,... Andiamo !
On the Piazza Castello, from 200m of the Museum, a Ramess looks to go the cars !
Sekhmet makes you welcome !
Plan of the Museum
On board below:
To see the Museum part click on the left (1 or 2 photos)
To see some photos I took in 2004, 2005 and october 2006, click on "My photos"
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