The Mussee du Nouveau Monde in La Rochelle, France.

From: The Magazine Antiques | Date: March 1, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

The Musee du Nouveau Monde in La Rochelle is nearly unique in France. While the Musee national de la Cooperation franco-americaine, Chateau de Blerancourt is partly devoted to the military cooperation between France and the United States since the end of the eighteenth century, the Musee du Nouveau Monde focuses on an interdisciplinary blend of the art and history emphasizing, from La Rochelle's perspective, the historic and cultural relation uniting France and the New world since the Renaissance. La Rochelle is a time-honored port of commerce with, and emigration to, the United ...

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