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remodelling a 600m medieval edifice to house his collection. The building itself used to be the village prison in medieval times, it was then turned into a mill before becoming a private residence in the 1950s. The interior was entirely renovated to display the collection while the façade remains in its original style.
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with funerary masks, numerous other ancient artefacts and a sarcophagus, punctuated with works from
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Christian Levett, a British investment manager renowned for his great interest in history and art. A collector since childhood, in 2009 he formed the museum to place his antiquity and classical art collection on public display. The Musée de Mougins was created by
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