European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                No r Man d y a the following is a rundown of major Art and cultural museums in the Normandy Region Honfleur a Eugene Boudin museum paintings by the Norman masters and the impressionists including Dufy Jongkind Monet Boudin and Courbet among others also a Nice display of Norman furniture and costumes. Hours All year from 10 30 . To noon and 2 30 . To 6 . Closed on tuesdays. Hours maritime museum july 1 through sept. 15 except fridays from 10 . To noon and 3 . To 6 . And the rest of the year saturdays 3 . To 6 . And sundays 10 . To noon and 3 . To 6 . Closed Christmas and new year s Day and May 1. Folk Art museum guided Tours available daily 10 . To noon and 3 . To 6 . Closed fridays May 1 and Christmas Day. Mont Saint Michel a historical museum and Mont Saint Michel museum photographs Wax figures and clockwork balance pieces. There is also a historical diorama. Hours from sept. 16 to May 14, both museums open daily 9 30 . Until 11 45 . And 1 45 . To 5 . From May 15 to sept. 15, both museums Are open daily from 9 30 . To 6 . Pont Leveque a Calvados museum devoted to the history and distilling of Normandy s fiery Apple Brandy the museum features wooden implements for pressing and distilling apples displays on the making of barrels and corks Glass blowing and other aspects of the Industry. The restored farmhouse museum also features audiovisual displays. Located on the Road to Deauville. Hours open daily 10 . To 12 30 . And 2 30 . To 6 30 . Rouen a Fine arts museum pottery and Fine Art. The collection on the first floor traces the history of Rouen ceramics from the 1600s to the 19th Century. Hundreds of pieces show the delicate Blue and White Motif of Early Rouen kilns and the later styles using Coats of arms As decorations. Upstairs Are sections on the italian and flemish masters and collections of the a Wax figure greets visitors to the Joan of arc museum in  spots for lovers of Art history a amps Dave Casey works of French artists Delacroix Huet it Corot and Many others. The impressionists Are Well represented with works by Monet Sisley and Blanche. A collection of Art by contemporary artists fills out the display on the ground floor near the exit. Hours 10 . To noon and 2 . To 6 . Closed monday and wednesday mornings. Closed Jan. 1, May 1, May 8, ascension Day july 14, aug. 15, nov. 1, nov. 11, dec. 25. Entrance also Good for the Belfry museum and the ironwork museum. A ironwork museum the collection housed in a former Church includes examples of the Best of Norman Ironmongery. Entire balconies Grilles signs looks hinges door knockers and keys Are displayed. The history of ironwork is traced from the third to the 19th centuries. The second floor has Metal utensils. Class and statues from the War gutted St Vincent Church Are also on  same As the Fine arts museum. A Joan of arc museum Wax figures posters documents and manuscripts on the life of the fighting Saint. Hours every Day from 9 30 . To 6 30 . A Corneille museum the Birthplace of 17th-Century classical Trage dist Pierre Corneille this House is filled with drawings and engravings describing his life. There is a collection of his Early works and models and drawings of 17th-Century Rouen. Hours open 10 . To noon and 2 . To 6 . Closed tuesday and wednesday mornings. Closed Christmas Day new years Day ascension Day july 14, aug. 15, nov. 1, nov. 11. A Flaubert Medicine museum set up in the Home where writer Gustave Flaubert was born. Flaubert s father was a surgeon and the collection includes 19th-Century surgical instruments and documents concerning the hospitals of Rouen. Hours 10 . To noon and 2 . To 6 . Closed sundays mondays and holidays. A Antiques museum contains artefacts from prehistory through the 19th Century. The collection includes medieval stained Glass windows altars furniture tapestries Gold and Silver plates and icons. There is also jewelry bronzes and glassware from the egyptian greek and etruscan empires. Hours 10 . To 12 30 . And 1 30 . To 5 30 ., and from 2 . To 6 a. Sundays closed tuesdays and holidays. Sainte Marc Filise a agricultural museum the museum set up on the Beauvis farm on the outskirts of town is furnished with turn of the Century bedrooms common room cellar and stables. Displays include a cider press Dairy equipment and other furnishings. Hours easter through september from 10 . To noon and 2 . To 6 . Closed tuesdays. Open daily during july and August. From october to easter open on weekends Only from 2 . To 6 . Trouville a Montebello museum oils water Coors and engravings by local artists including Boudin. Hours easter through september 2 . To 6 . Closed tuesdays and during Winter Villedieu Les Podles a Copper and stove making museum an exhibit of old Copper Ware and a display explaining How Copper is worked. A replica of an antique Copper workshop is also on display. Hours last sunday immune to first sunday in september from 9 . To noon and 2 . To 6 30 . 10 . To noon and 2 30 . To 5 30 . On sundays. Rest of the season tuesdays to saturdays from 9 . To noon and 2 . To 6 . A furniture museum a Large collection of traditional Norman furniture. Hours april 1 through nov 1,10 . To noon and 2 . To 6 30 . Dosed on tuesdays and closed during Winter. A Bell foundry a tour of the foundry and displays on the Craft of Belt making. Hours 8 . To noon and 2 . To 5 30 . Dosed sundays and mondays open daily in july and August. A compiled by the stars and stripes and the Paris Uso May 19, 1994 stripes Magazine 13