BIÈRE ET FEUTRE (BEER AND FELT)

Is there a connection between beer and felt. Yes there is. Both subjects are covered by unique museums on La Meuse. The first is the 'Musée Européen de la Bière' in Stenay. No modesty here it's the 'European' museum. The other is the 'Musée du Feutre' in Mouzon, the only felt museum in France and possibly the world?

Well you couldn't really walk past it and it did have a good tasting room at the end. It has everything about beer, the history, the equipment, the science and even an exhausting display of beer tops! Someone was obviously very dedicated.

Not totally sure felt dresses will be a big hit, probably a bit stiff and scratchy.

The Feutre museum owes it's origin to a felt empire in the town owned by the Sommer family and I think it is still producing felt today after 130 years.  The museum included an Atelier that was more of an art showroom producing furniture, fashion and household goods all from, yes you can guess... felt. Some of the stuff was great (dresses aside). 

You can always rely on France for having small, totally subject focused museums in the most unlikely of towns. Great.