Fanspot
African Museum
“- How much is it?
– It’s 2 francs sir, uh gentlemen.”
Roland (Lino Ventura) discussing with Jean Jean (Jean Trognon)
Just back from their expedition, Manu and Roland (Alain Delon and Lino Ventura) decided to return the goods and the share of Laetitia (Joanna Shimkus), unfortunately deceased, to her family living on the island of Aix. During their stay on the island, the two friends visited the African museum. They are welcomed by Jean Jean (Jean Trognon), Laëtitia’s little cousin, who shows them around the place, which has been open since 1933.
Michel Constantin was to play the role played by Alain Delon. In the end, the actor will take over the role of Roland, played by Lino Ventura, in the sequel to the film entitled La Loi du survivant. The only difference is that the character’s name is Stan in the sequel to Les Aventuriers.
The film achieved 3,120,412 admissions in French cinemas.
Musées nationaux de l'île d'Aix
The African Museum on the island of Aix houses a vast collection of ethnographic objects, white weapons and shields, all in a reconstruction of the natural habitat of the animals hunted by Baron Gourgaud.
Opened in 1933, the African museum has a very 1930s scenography. It highlights the hunting trophies of Baron Napoleon Gourgaud, “savior” of the Isle of Aix.
Great hunter, Baron Gourgaud organized with Robert Rychner three great expeditions in Africa in 1913-1914, 1928 and 1930-1931. He killed many animals that were later naturalized by the most famous taxidermist of the time.
There is notably the Arabian dromedary that General Bonaparte would have ridden during his Egyptian campaign, just brought from the boat. There are also ethnographic and zoological objects. This museum in the center of the village echoes that of Napoleon, a few dozen meters further, near the landing stage.
The Fantrippers Buying Board
The Paris guide to the 1000 cult places of films, series, music, comics and novels
The coolest guide in Paris!
The café of Amélie, the mansion of Untouchables, the jazz club of the finale of La La Land, the Hôtel du Nord of the mythical replica of Arletty “Atmosphere”, the cinema of A bout de souffle, the restaurant of Ratatouille, the quays of the Seine of Midnight in Paris, the secret places of the Da Vinci Code, the grocery store of January in La Traversée de Paris , the Bridge of Inception and Peur sur la ville, the addresses of the spectacular scenes of Mission Impossible 6, but also series Call my agent, Gears, Le Bureau des légendes, Sense8, Sex and The City, Gossip Girl…
Etienne Daho’s Café de Flore, Jay-Z and Kanye West’s hotel in Nas in Paris, Serge Gainsbourg’s Poinçonneur des Lilas metro station, Serge Reggiani and Marc Lavoine’s Mirabeau Bridge, Mc Solaar’s Lyon station…
The places evoked in the comics Adèle Blanc-Sec, Largo Winch, Blake and Mortimer, Michel Vaillant…
But also in the novels of Ernest Hemingway, Victor Hugo, Leo Malet, Daniel Pennac, Marc Levy, Guillaume Musso… you’ll find all the must-see places of Parisian Pop Culture in this new guide.
Content quality
Interest for fans
Value for money
Discover all the places The Last Adventure on our map
By Damien Biju
Passionné par le cinéma, les séries d'animations et les jeux vidéo, il rêve secrètement de voyager à travers le monde à la recherche des lieux les plus emblématiques de la pop culture à bord d'une Delorean.