REPORTAGE
At the Jacques Chirac museum in Sarran in Corrèze, the admirers of the former President of the Republic who died on Thursday are hurrying to pay him a last tribute. Naturally, the place gathered around the memory of Jacques Chirac. Admirers came to collect themselves by writing a few words on a register of condolences or bouquets of flowers.
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Inaugurated in 2000, the Jacques Chirac Museum displays all the gifts received by the former president during his presidential functions. A collection of 5,000 objects, disparate and unpublished. There are portraits, carpets, jewels, stuffs offered by the Gulf countries or dozens of African statuettes. The spirit of the former president is everywhere for the visitors. "We feel its greatness," admits a visitor. "For bringing so much, I think he's a great man."
Football shirts and cowboy boots
Among the exhibits, some pieces rich in history. A football shirt worn by Zinedine Zidane, July 12, 1998, for example. "It's a part of us, our youth," adds a lady. "When you see some objects like the jersey, you also think back to the news."
There is also an astonishing pair of cowboy boots, a remnant of the G8 Denvers, in 1997. "Bill Clinton wished all the G8 representatives to wear a cowboy outfit, but when President Jacques Chirac and Chancellor of the day Helmut Kohl saw the outfits, they refused to wear them, "says Catherine Combrouze, director of the museum. "So, the other heads of state refused as well and there was no final photo!"
In tribute to Jacques Chirac, the museum will be free this weekend, from 10 am to 7 pm.