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From "Museum" to "Cité du Train"
Train museum
A collosal project
The French Railway Museum Association, with the SNCF’s support, decided to renovate the museum from top to bottom, with the aim of creating the finest railway museum in Europe. An unprecedented sum of 8.6 M € was invested in this project by the Alsace Regional Department for Cultural Affairs, the region of Alsace, the Upper-Rhine Department and the city of Mulhouse.
The resulting transformation certainly lives up to expectations
The resulting transformation certainly lives up to expectations. The display area has been increased to 15,000 m², and management of the Cité du Train has been entrusted to Culturespaces for the next 12 years, who will be implementing their original concept of the “pleasure visit”, an idea that has already proved successful at 8 other tourist attractions.
The film
A 4-minute film narrates the history of the museum, as a team of reporters follow the entire renovation process from its earliest days to the current Cité du Train. It includes details of how the locomotives were transferred, the installation of new backdrops, new lighting etc.
Watching this film, visitors can appreciate the scope of the changes made in order to give birth to the Cité du Train.
CITE DU TRAIN
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