Letters brought to life in Paris' Manuscript Museum

Article published on the 2008-09-23 Latest update 2008-09-24 08:43 TU

Queen Marie-Antoinette - just one of the letter writers brought to life
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In Paris, you can now visit the Museum of Letters and Manuscripts...in the dark...The letters of famous French people from history are read by actors to bring visitors back to when the letters were written and into a hidden world of politicians, hangmen and...survivors from the Titanic. Judith Prescott visited the museum in the company of a tourguide's torch and heard some of the history that's hidden in the museum's letters.

Culture in France: Letters brought to life

23/09/2008 by Judith Prescott

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