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The coolest museum ever

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Last week, I mentioned a couple changes in the kitchen that I was going to talk about, but something I’m way more excited about came up. We spent part of last week in Lyon, France. The whole trip was awesome, but the one thing I couldn’t wait to share with you was a particular museum that the Hubs found in the “old city.”

I didn’t get a good picture of it, but the outside was lovely. But what was inside made me just giddy. It was a miniatures museum.

Old white cottage kitchen in miniature

Miniature paris apartment in disrepair

Dollhouse studio apartment

For those who aren’t too familiar with miniatures, the size can be hard to picture. If these rooms were life-sized, most of them would have 9 to 10 foot ceilings, 1/12 scale means that 1 inch is equal to 1 life-sized foot, which makes these rooms about 9 to 10 inches tall–or about the height of a butter knife.

(FYI: I walked all around my house this morning with a ruler trying to find a relatable item that was 9 to 10 inches tall–it was surprisingly difficult, hence the butter knife comparison.)

Or maybe more relatable is that a gallon jug would be about the size of your thumbnail.

Miniature shop

Museum of Miniatures, Lyon France

I really loved this little studio.Β  The details were amazing:

1-12-scale-weavers-studio

(Photographing miniatures behind glass is hard.)

Dollhouse-weavers-studio

Scale-weavers-studio

The variety of scenes they had was great.Β  Here is a concert stage:

Miniature concert stage

And, they saved the best for last, but unfortunately for you, I took so many pictures on the first three floors, that the battery in my camera died. The creator, Dan Ohlmann, has done many 1/12 models of actual places in France, including restaurants, theaters, and one of my favorites: a natural history museum. I was hoping to grab some from their website to share, but really, their own photos are terrible. For some reason, they (very badly) photoshopped the artist inside many of the 1/12 scale buildings, making the buildings look HUGE. If you’d like to see more photos, you can find tons through Bing.

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  1. homestilo

    November 30, 2014 at 12:34 am

    Remarkable- and you did such an amazing job at capturing it all.

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  2. Bonny~FurnishMyWay

    March 27, 2015 at 11:59 am

    Wow! This is so cool, had no idea that there was a miniatures museum in Lyon! I must compliment you on your photos, you did a great job capturing the details of these miniature rooms. Thanks for sharing your trip!

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    • Christina

      April 9, 2015 at 11:28 am

      Thank you, Bonny! The pictures were quite a challenge.

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  1. A museum of miniatures says:
    August 5, 2015 at 8:38 am

    […] in the history of museums…if you’re a dollhouse lover anyway. Β I wrote about it on my personal blog, but it only makes sense to share someΒ photos here as […]

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