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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 05-30-2012 08:02 AM

3 exhibitions are being held in Le Havre during 2012 to mark the 50th anniversary of the first trip of SS FRANCE. At MuMa (Fine Arts Museum André Malraux), the Espace André Graillot & an openair museum of photography along the beach.

Details here. The 1st is not yet open, the 2nd is only open Wed to Sun, 14:30 - 18:00, but i got to wander the beach Well worth a visit for anyone in the area this summer.

More photos here.

Pam

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Johan
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Member # 4458

posted 05-30-2012 04:08 PM

Great to see SS France is not forgotten!

Sorry you couldn't see the other two expos.

Some years ago there was the same kind of expo on the beach/promenade about the maidenvoyage of SS Normandie. I've got a book about it.

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lasuvidaboy
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posted 06-02-2012 01:50 AM

The image of ss France sailing up the Hudson is reversed. She should be going in the other direction

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PamM
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Member # 2127

posted 06-03-2012 07:29 AM

Yes, ss Normandie was done similarly in 2010. There is also a book produced by the tourist board to go with this expo. It has the same reversed image on the cover as the advertising material, but lots of extra pictures too.

The tourist information office has many 50th anniversary items/souvenirs, an umbrella included, but it comes at quite a price:-

Pam

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PamM
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posted 10-10-2014 07:43 AM

Back in Le Havre last Monday, I came across another open air exhibition. This time on the quay alongside the Espace André Graillot. It commemorates 150 years of crossings between Le Havre and New York 1864 - 2014 and makes for very interesting reading. Lots of detail and images. There is a website outlining the detail. Doesn't seem to have been a book produced this time.

I took photos:-

and many more here

Pam

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