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Museum of Fairground Artifacts

August 21, 2014

While getting acquainted with the area in Bercy near our hotel, we observed a repurposed warehouse with odd heads decorating the upper level windows. “What is that?” The answer: it is a museum of fairground curiosities. Bill and I signed up for a tour of the museum.

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August 31, 2014 - The Courtyard

The courtyard contained even more unusual artifacts.

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Inside

Inside were a number of large rooms containing artifacts from different eras. They contained games of chance, carousels, and various other curiosities. Unfortunately, my camera and I were unprepared for the lighting conditions in these rooms, so I only have a few images to show you.

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