A new Little Prince museum has opened its doors in Switzerland
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- The museum « Der Kleine Prinz und seine Welt » officially opened on November 7 at the Besenval Palace in Solothurn.
- The event was attended by Olivier d’Agay, great-nephew of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, and representatives from the Little Prince teams and the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation.
- The museum features Jean-Marc Probst's collection of over ten thousand books, objects, documents, and rare editions related to The Little Prince.
- The Little Prince is the most translated book after the Bible, available in over six hundred languages and dialects.
- Jean-Marc Probst has been collecting editions of The Little Prince since 1980, and his foundation supports new publications since 2013.
- The museum aims to preserve and share the humanist message of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry through educational and interactive content.
- The Besenval Palace, an 18th-century building, now serves as a cultural space inspired by The Little Prince.