Collection

La salle des oiseaux

  • instrumentsveterinaire

    Louis Desliens (1879-1975)

     

    Louis Desliens, a veterinarian from Châtillon-sur-Seine, was a pioneer in equine medicine and veterinary science. He developed surgical techniques and conducted research on blood transfusions and pressure, leading to the invention of the Louis Desliens hemodynamometer, later commercialized by Splenger.

    His grandson Michel Desliens, also a veterinarian, donated a large collection of instruments to the museum—reminding us that veterinary science first served working animals in agriculture and transport.

  • © Julien Bourgeois

    Fernand Daguin, le notable et les oiseaux

    Bourgeois education opened a window to the world rarely accessible to the less privileged. The large terrestrial globe here was used to teach geography and inspire a love of travel.

    Fernand Daguin, a Parisian lawyer with a passion for comparative law, remained deeply connected to Châtillon. As mayor of Chamesson and member of the local historical society, he helped enrich the museum through archaeological work.

    This collection of taxidermy birds reflects the interest of a social class eager to preserve their regional heritage.

    Well-traveled notables brought back rare and exotic objects, like the piano decorated with Oriental motifs from Algeria, showing their scientific curiosity and fascination with the world.

     

     
     

  • Le globe terrestre

    Bourgeois education offered a window to the world that few people of modest means could access. The terrestrial globe displayed in this room reflects the learning of geography, which could inspire a desire to travel. These large globes were used as educational tools to teach geography through illustration.

  • © Julien Bourgeois

    Le piano oriental

    Finally, the presence of the unusual piano decorated with Oriental motifs reflects a taste for travel. Its design is typical of late 19th-century Parisian pianos, commonly found in bourgeois living rooms. It illustrates how a Western object was adapted to suit the Orientalist trend of the time—despite the fact that Arabic music does not traditionally use the piano. Its owner spent part of her life in Algeria with her husband, a lawyer at the Algiers court. A friend of Fernand Daguin, she bequeathed the instrument to the town of Châtillon-sur-Seine.

  • instrumentsveterinaire
    Louis Desliens (1879-1975)
  • © Julien Bourgeois
    Fernand Daguin, le notable et les oiseaux
  • Le globe terrestre
  • © Julien Bourgeois
    Le piano oriental

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