Museum of Automata, Falaise

This specialized museum displays over 300 animated mechanical figures that once decorated the Christmas windows of major Parisian department stores between 1920 and 1960. The collection comes from prestigious shops like Galeries Lafayette, La Samaritaine, and Le Bon Marché, all created by the renowned Ateliers Roullet-Decamps. Visitors walk through a recreated Parisian street scene with Haussmannian architecture, exploring 14 themed window displays featuring mechanical dolls designed by celebrated illustrators Peynet, Dubout, and Effel.