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Lionel - Marsal - Part 1

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Lionel takes us to the Salt Museum in Marsal, dedicated to the history of the town's saltworks. He introduces us to Michel, president of the Friends of the Museum, and to Juliette, who is starting her first day on the job.

Lionel - Le Musée du Calendrier de la Paix - Part 7

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

We end our visit to the museum where Josef Pyrz's beautiful wooden statues are displayed. Find out why some heads are represented upside down and a few are not.

Lionel - Le Musée du Calendrier de la Paix - Part 6

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Enjoy the exquisite statues of Josef Pyrz, a Polish sculptor who finally found recognition thanks to the famous composer Olivier Messiaen who propelled his career. The statues are made of various woods and many have a religious theme.

Lionel - Le Musée du Calendrier de la Paix - Part 5

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Jacqueline explains how the building that now houses Josef Pyrz's sculptures came about.

Lionel - Le Musée du Calendrier de la Paix - Part 4

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Jacqueline shows Lionel some magnificent wooden statues by a Polish sculptor who settled in France.

Lionel - Le Musée du Calendrier de la Paix - Part 3

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

The Calendar of Peace includes three figures depicted with their eyes closed, signifying their "inward-looking" lives: Jesus, Buddha, and Louis Braille.

Lionel - Le Musée du Calendrier de la Paix - Part 2

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

In part two of this series, we continue our visit of the little village of Schorbach and join Jacqueline and Lionel at the Calendar of Peace Museum, which depicts famous figures throughout history, from Buddha to Louis Braille.

Lionel - Le Musée du Calendrier de la Paix - Part 1

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Lionel and Jacqueline take us to the Moselle region in the little town of Schorbach, which is renowned for its pink sandstone sculptures and its Path of the Ten Covenants.

Lionel - Vaucouleurs - Part 3

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

We continue our visit to Vaucouleurs, a small town where Joan of Arc spent part of her life. Her story sparked many legends and anecdotes, one of which concerns a magical linden tree...

Lionel - Vaucouleurs - Part 2

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Nathalie explains how Joan of Arc's persistence paid off. She passed through the France Gate in Vaucouleurs to meet her destiny defending her country.

Lionel - Vaucouleurs - Part 1

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

We go from Domrémy, where Joan of Arc was born, to Vaucouleurs, where her story really begins. She was called to defend France even though her hometown wasn't technically part of it.

Lionel - Le musée de Jeanne d'Arc - Part 4

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

We conclude our visit to the Joan of Arc museum with a look at Joan's influence through the ages. Did you know that the company that used Joan's image the most in advertising was Laughing Cow cheese?

Lionel - Le musée de Jeanne d'Arc - Part 3

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Discover some more amazing facts about Joan of Arc. Did you know that she is the French figure about whom the most films and books have been made, surpassing even Napoleon and de Gaulle?

Lionel - Le musée de Jeanne d'Arc - Part 2

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

The second room of the Joan of Arc museum is dedicated to the iconography of the saint, including a bronze sculpture by Prosper D'Épinay.

Lionel - Le musée de Jeanne d'Arc - Part 1

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Lionel and Nathalie take us to the Joan of Arc Museum, where you will discover many of her portraits. Interestingly, none of these portraits were made during her lifetime and nobody knows for sure what she looked like.

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