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Summer 2025.... 64V2488 parked with Raymond Loewy's original Avanti and a 1957 Silver Hawk at the Maison Mantin Mansion, Moulins, France
Maison Mantin (Moulins, Allier)
The Maison Mantin is a late 19th-century bourgeois residence located in Moulins, France. Its history is fascinating because it's the result of a unique testamentary will. Its owner, Louis Mantin (1851-1905), a wealthy collector and scholar, bequeathed his house to the city of Moulins with a very specific clause: it was to be preserved as is and opened to the public exactly 100 years after his death, as a testimony to the life of a 19th-century bourgeois.
After his death in 1905, the house was sealed and remained practically frozen in time. In 2010, a century after the neighboring museum's inauguration, the house reopened its doors after extensive restoration work. Today, it offers a journey into the past, with its eclectic collections of art objects, furniture, period decorations, and even the modern amenities of the time (such as electricity and running water).
Best regards
JC
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