Chaplin's World

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Manoir de Ban

Chaplin's World , also Chaplin's World by Grévin , is a museum opened in 2016 in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland . It is located in the listed Villa Manoir de Ban , which was the residence of British comedian, actor, director and composer Charlie Chaplin from 1953 until his death in 1977.

history

Charlie Chaplin, who had lived in the United States for a long time as a British citizen , traveled to London in late 1952. What originally should have been just a short visit meant that Chaplin stayed in Europe until the end of his life, as he was suspected of "un-American activities" in the USA, which was in the McCarthyist era , and re-entry was made difficult for him would. For financial reasons and because of the climate, he moved to Switzerland with his family. In January 1953 the Chaplin family moved into the Manoir de Ban, initially for rent, but bought it a month later.

After Chaplin's death, his widow Oona O'Neill continued to live in the villa, where she died in 1991. The house later stood empty for many years after Chaplin's children Eugene and Michael Chaplin had lived in it. The idea of ​​setting up a Chaplin Museum in the house had been around since 2000. The initiators were the Swiss architect Philippe Meylan and the museologist Yves Durand from Québec . The project had the support of Chaplin's heirs and received, among other things, a loan from the canton of Vaud in the amount of 10 million Swiss francs . At the end of 2010, the groundbreaking for spring 2011 and the opening of the museum in two years were announced, but in the end the museum did not open until April 16, 2016, Chaplin's 127th birthday. The cost of the project was 60 million Swiss francs, with funders mainly from Switzerland, Luxembourg and Canada , including the investment company Genii Capital .

museum

In the spirit of Chaplin's family, the museum brings together documents from Chaplin's life with scenic, cinematic and virtual productions. It contains over thirty wax figures of Chaplin and people from his environment, such as artists and politicians with whom he came into contact, as well as artists who were inspired by Chaplin and his work, designed and manufactured by Grévin . The exhibition is divided into two areas for Chaplin's personal and professional life.

The exhibits include, among other things, Chaplin's piano, his violin, a costume for Chaplin's figure of the "Tramp", his golden lion as well as an honorary Oscar from 1972 and the Oscar , which he received afterwards in 1973 for the film score for the spotlight . The exhibits come from family collections as well as from private collectors, from whom the museum's foundation was able to buy the pieces.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ David Robinson: Chaplin. His life, his art . Diogenes, Zurich 1989, ISBN 3-257-01801-1  ( formally incorrect ) , p. 653-655 .
  2. ↑ Charlie Chaplin: The Story of My Life . Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1977, ISBN 3-436-02438-4 , pp. 445 .
  3. ↑ David Robinson: Chaplin. His life, his art . Diogenes, Zurich 1989, ISBN 3-257-01801-1  ( formally incorrect ) , p. 665 .
  4. ^ A b Carola Schneider: A Museum for Charlie Chaplin. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung. December 17, 2010, accessed April 24, 2016 .
  5. ↑ a b Michèle Laird: Chaplin Museum before the opening. In: swissinfo.ch. January 8, 2016, accessed April 24, 2016 .
  6. ↑ a b c d The story of a dream. Chaplin's World, accessed April 24, 2016 .
  7. ↑ Alois Feusi: Charlie Chaplin is ripe for the museum. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung. April 21, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016 .
  8. ↑ a b Arkadiusz Luba: Swiss place of worship for film lovers. In: Deutschlandradio Kultur. April 17, 2016, accessed April 24, 2016 .
  9. ↑ Hans-Jürgen Maurus: A pilgrimage site for Chaplin fans. In: Deutschlandradio Kultur. April 15, 2016, accessed April 24, 2016 .

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