[78-L] Fwd: [ARSCLIST] Save the Phono Museum Paris

[Thomas HENRY]

For your information, a crowdfunding campaign was launched to save Paris'
fantastic Phono Museum.
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De : "Henri Chamoux" <henri.chamoux at archeophone.org>
Date : 4 mars 2016 23:16
Objet : [ARSCLIST] Save the Phono Museum Paris
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Greetings from France,

Some of you might know the Phonogalerie, the store Jalal Aro opened in
Paris in 2004. In 2014, with the support of volunteers, he created a museum
dedicated to the history of recorded sound. The Phono Museum Paris (
https://www.facebook.com/phonomuseum.paris) showcases more than 250 items,
covering the full history of the talking machine. Its collection features
such unique items as the Edison Tinfoil, the first Emile Berliner K&R
Gramophone, some Lioretgraphs and Bettinis. Other highlights include an
original painting of the famous « His Master's Voice » by Francis Barraud.

Despite the support and work of volunteers, the museum cannot survive on
admission fees alone. A request for funding has been made to the City of
Paris but no answers have been received yet,  leaving the association in a
financial predicament, which will soon cause the museum to cause in the
near future.

In order to save the museum, we have launched a crowdfunding campaign on
French platform Ulule. The project has been set up in collaboration with
Archeophone's creator Henri Chamoux and collector Thomas Henry (aka Ceints
de Bakélite).
https://www.ulule.com/phonomuseum/

This is the moment of truth for the Phono Museum, which is why we are
counting on your support in order to insure its survival.

As a thank you for your support and a token of appreciation, we offer the
possibility of recording your own voice on tinfoil or a wax cylinder and
keeping the recording. An individual recording booth - to be installed in
the second half of 2016 - will allow you to record whatever you like and
leave with a record of your own!

We will also allow you to sponsor one of the artifacts displayed in the
Phono Museum, whether it be a talking machine, painting, poster, or other
items. Your name will appear on the descriptive note of the chosen item.

Another way to help us - and at no cost at all - is to spread the word
about us.

Many thanks for your support !

-- 
Henri CHAMOUX

Nelson Mandela on floppy cylinders or the digitization of the Rivonia trial
with the archeophone :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYUMobapuSk

The Dictabelt, a recording medium of the 1950's :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nRREq3v6vY

The Phonobase, 10000 early French cylinders and records online :
http://www.phonobase.org

École normale supérieure
LARHRA - UMR 5190
Pôle histoire numérique

Tel : 33 6 64 80 00 81
henri.chamoux at ens-lyon.fr
http://larhra.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr/membre/113