点评:On our way back to Portugal, as we are crazy for cars and other pieces, we could no do anything els than make a stop-over to visit the museum of Maurice Du Fresne, who is contains over 3000 pieces. Here is what he got in his mind:
As person he was convinced of the importance to preserve those pieces which are discarded and replaced by a more technically advanced version, Maurice Dufresne decided to put his patiently gathered, preserved and restored treasures in the former paper mill Moulin de Marnay, in Azay-le-Rideau, in the heart of the Val-de-L’Indre. For him it is quite clear: this site will be the perfect setting to shelter his precious collection, like a refuge for old machines!
It’s the 24th of October from the year 1992 when the museum joyfully and officially opens its doors to the public. Ever since, thousands of animated visitors come every year and bring the collection to life: inquisitives, amateurs, collectors, nostalgic people, children or “grown-up children”, families, automobile clubs, tourists on a random visit and so many others. It is because of these people, and because of you who are reading this, that the museum continues to exist and is able to pursue the dream, a bit megalomaniac may be, of Maurice Dufresne, who dreamed the whole of his life of a place that is dedicated to the safekeeping of our common heritage. The museum was rewarded several times among which with but also and above all by 30 guest books filled with praises of visitors from all over the world.
翻译:在返回葡萄牙的途中,由于我们酷爱汽车及其他相关物件,我们实在忍不住要顺道去参观莫里斯·杜弗雷纳博物馆。该馆收藏了超过3000件藏品。以下是他心中的想法:
作为一名深知保护那些已被淘汰、并被技术更先进的版本所取代的物件之重要性的人士,莫里斯·杜弗雷纳决心将自己耐心收集来的藏品妥善保存下来。在维埃尔-朗德河畔的阿泽勒里多,前造纸厂“Moulin de Marnay”里保存并修复着众多珍贵藏品。对他而言,这一点再清楚不过:这个地方将成为他那些珍贵藏品的理想安身之所,宛如一台台老式机器的避风港!
1992年10月24日,这座博物馆欢欣鼓舞地正式向公众开放。从那时起,每年都有成千上万的兴致勃勃的参观者纷至沓来,让这些藏品焕发出勃勃生机:他们中既有求知欲强的探求者,也有各类爱好者。收藏家、怀旧之人、儿童或“长不大的大人”、家庭、汽车俱乐部、偶然到访的游客,以及许许多多其他人群。正是因为这些人,也因为正在阅读此文的您,这座博物馆才能得以存续,才能继续追寻莫里斯·杜弗雷纳那个或许有些狂妄的梦想——他毕生都梦想着能有一个专门用来保护我们共同文化遗产的场所。这家博物馆屡获嘉奖——不过最值得骄傲的还是那30本留言簿,上面写满了世界各地游客的溢美之词。