Little Prince Museum
The Museum of the Little Prince was built in honor of the world-famous story-tale by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, it has been familiar to most people since childhood. The work teaches kindness, love and friendship. The popularity of the fairy tale is evidenced by the fact that almost 150 million copies have been sold. The streets of Lyon, on one of which the writer lived, have been recreated on the territory of the museum. There are shops, workshops and bakeries here. The aroma of fresh pastries spreads far around. Even the signs on the establishments are written in French.
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70 kilometers from Tokyo, in the resort town of Hakone, famous for its thermal springs, there is a piece of French Provence. The Museum of the Little Prince, dedicated to the life and work of the famous writer, has opened here on an area of 10,000 square meters right under the open sky. The museum received its first visitors in 1999.
The chapel and the gates of the Museum of the Little Prince remind of the surroundings and the castle in Saint-Maurice-de-Reman, the place where little Antoine often visited his great-aunt as a child. There is a fountain with the figure of a Little Prince standing on a fantastic planet at the entrance to the institution. On the ground floor, visitors can see personal belongings, letters, manuscripts, photos and documents from the writer's archive. On the second floor there is a collection of editions of the work "The Little Prince", released in different countries. In a small cinema on a ten-meter screen, guests can watch a video about the Little Prince. Unfortunately, it is shown without translation, only in Japanese. On holidays, theatrical performances dedicated to the writer's work and based on the plots of the story take place on the stage of the theater, stylized as the desert of the planet where the Little Prince visited.
Features of the Little Prince Museum
A souvenir shop has been opened at the Little Prince Museum, where you can purchase memorabilia related to the museum's theme. There is a magnificent park around the building, which was created by Japanese masters of landscape design. After the tour, guests can taste French cuisine in the cozy restaurant located on the museum grounds.
The founder of the Little Prince Museum is T. Akiko, a fan of Saint-Exupery's art. The museum was opened in honor of the 100th anniversary of the great writer on his birthday on June 29. Tokyo Broadcasting System Television actively helped create the facility. Fans of the famous writer's work get an excellent opportunity to get to know the author better when visiting the museum.
