Halle de La Machine explained

The Halle de La Machine is a museum in the Montaudran suburb of Toulouse, France. It houses animatronic and interactive exhibits constructed by La Machine.^[1]

Building

The museum is located in a 4000m2 hall on the old runway of Toulouse-Montaudran Airport. With the L'Envol des pionniers museum, it is part of the Toulouse Aerospace La Piste des Géants project which saw the birth and glory days of Aéropostale.^[2]

Attendance

In 2019, its first year of operation, La Halle de La Machine received 300,000 visitors.^[3]

Collections

Asterion the Minotaur, tall,^[4] and some 200 atypical show machines are on display.^[5] From 1–4 November 2018, a street show – Le Gardien du Temple – was followed by some 900,000 people and included Ariane the Spider.^[6]

300px|thumb|upright=1.0|centre|The Minotaur during the street show Le Guardian du Temple

See also

• List of museums in France

External links

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Notes and References

1. Web site: LA HALLE DE LA MACHINE Projet urbain . 2023-10-30 . Compagnie La Machine . fr-FR.
2. Web site: La Machine: la halle monumentale de Montaudran sort de terre . 2023-10-30 . ladepeche.fr . fr.
3. Web site: 2020-10-18 . Interview. Toulouse. François Delarozière : "La Halle de La Machine n'est pas un lieu qui doit ronronner" . 2023-10-30 . actu.fr . fr.
4. Web site: 2023-10-27 . LA HALLE DE LA MACHINE . 2023-10-30 . Meetings Toulouse Toulouse Convention Bureau . fr.
5. Web site: 2018-11-09 . Que va-t-on pouvoir voir au sein de la Halle de la Machine? . 2023-10-30 . www.20minutes.fr . fr.
6. Web site: 2019-07-28 . 127.000 visiteurs depuis son ouverture à Toulouse, la Halle de la Machine cherche son rythme de croisière - France Bleu . 2023-10-30 . ici, par France Bleu et France 3 . fr.