Musée des Papeteries Canson et Montgolfier, Paper mill museum in Davézieux, France
The Musée des Papeteries Canson et Montgolfier occupies the former Montgolfier-Canson paper mill buildings in Davézieux, listed as a monument historique since 2012. The complex of pale stone buildings with grey hipped roofs stands against a wooded hillside; the main block has a long facade with rows of small dark windows, and a lower wing with an arched ground level faces a paved area.
The museum occupies the buildings of the Montgolfier-Canson paper mills in Davézieux, inscribed as monuments historiques in 2012. The site is tied to the Montgolfier brothers and to the Canson paper company, and the museum itself received the Maisons des Illustres label in 2012.
The museum carries the Maisons des Illustres label, awarded in 2012, which marks places tied to notable figures. It bears the names of two: the Montgolfier brothers, pioneers of hot-air ballooning, and the Canson papermaking company. The site itself, the former Montgolfier-Canson paper mills, was listed as a monument historique that same year.
The museum offers guided tours and regularly shows practical demonstrations of paper making with actual machinery. Visitors can best spend a whole morning or afternoon to fully explore all exhibitions at a comfortable pace.
The museum occupies the former Montgolfier-Canson paper mill buildings in Davézieux, listed as a monument historique in 2012, the same year the site received the Maisons des Illustres label. The complex stands against a wooded hillside, with a long main facade of small dark windows and a lower arched wing facing a paved area.
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