 The museum's facade. | |
| Established | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 2011 |
| Collections | Pierre-Dietsch |
The Goose Game Museum, located in Rambouillet (Yvelines), housed the collection of Pierre Dietsch.[1][2] This collection was exhibited from 2001 to 2011; it is now kept in storage.
History and description[edit]
The Pierre-Dietsch collection, consisting of 2,500 goose games, is one of the largest in the world.[3] Pierre Dietsch, an Alsatian polytechnician,[3] built this collection over thirty years during his travels in Europe; he died in 1999 (on 17 February), shortly after depositing his games with the town of Rambouillet. This deposit led to the opening of the Goose Game Museum on 6.[4] 80 goose games, both French and foreign[5][6] were permanently displayed until the museum's closure in 2011.[4][7][2] The collection, purchased in 2008, remains in the possession of the city hall.[8]
The museum was located in a restored wing of the Palais du Roi de Rome, in the center of Rambouillet.
Gallery[edit]
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Games displayed -
A room presenting other goose games. -
Visitors can play some of the exhibited games.
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ On the tourism office's website
- ^ a b "The Goose Games (Pierre Dietsch Collection)". rambouillet.fr. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ a b José-Alain Fralon (12 August 2001). "The troubling simplicity of the goose game". Le Monde.
- ^ a b On ramboliweb.com
- ^ Télématin
- ^ Christophe de Chenay (8 June 2005). "Weekend "little trains" in Rambouillet". Le Monde.
- ^ culture.yvelines.fr, site of the Yvelines General Council
- ^ On the city hall's website
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Rambouillet City Hall, The Goose Games (Pierre Dietsch Collection), former collection of the Goose Game Museum
