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155:. It also references postmodern literature, novelty architecture, theories of memory, identity, automata and mimesis, perception, and Pataphysics. The new version of the museum encompasses tours of both outdoor and indoor exhibition environments, all within a six-block area in the center of downtown Bristol. The exhibition begins with a walking tour in the form of a
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in 1810. In 2009, the exhibit closed to make way for a ground-up restoration of the barn that later became occupied by the
Bristol Art Museum. Work on an expanded Musée Patamécanique began in 2009 with work being completed in 2013. The museum reopened for tours on April 1, 2014, under the curatorial
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