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The Orbigny-Bernon Museum (Musée d'Orbigny-Bernon, New York Times
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File:Japanese_artifacts_of_the_Chassiron_collection_at_Orbigny_Bernon_Museum_La_Rochelle.jpg, Japanese artifacts of the Chassiron collection.
File:Japanese print Chassiron collection.jpg, Japanese print of the Chassiron collection.
File:Free French armoured car which participated to the liberation of La Rochelle in 1945.jpg, Free French armoured car which participated in the
Local tourist information about the museum
Museums in La Rochelle Archaeological museums in France 1917 establishments in France Museums established in 1917 Ceramics museums in France {{France-museum-stub
The Orbigny-Bernon Museum (French
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: ''Musée d'Orbigny-Bernon'', ) is a history museum in the French
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city of La Rochelle
La Rochelle (, , ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''La Rochéle''; oc, La Rochèla ) is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department. With ...
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It was founded in 1917, and contains collections relating to the history of La Rochelle, as well as an important collection of porcelains of the city. A floor is also dedicated to Far Eastern art, with the collection of the French diplomat Baron Charles de Chassiron
Baron Charles Gustave Martin de Chassiron (1818-1871) was a French diplomat of the 19th century. He travelled to China and Japan as one of the two ''Attachés'' of the French Embassy under Baron Gros, with the title of "Detaché extraordinaire ...
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Collections
Allied siege of La Rochelle
The Allied siege of La Rochelle occurred during the Second World War in 1944–45, when Allied troops invaded France. La Rochelle was an important German naval base on the Atlantic for surface ships and submarines, from which U-boat campaigns wer ...
in 1945.
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Local tourist information about the museum
Museums in La Rochelle Archaeological museums in France 1917 establishments in France Museums established in 1917 Ceramics museums in France {{France-museum-stub