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collection, however incomplete it may be, will allow us to establish a future local museum, that would serve as a great lesson on the art, traditions and customs of our mountain-dwelling ancestors". That same year, and with the agreement of the Town
Council of Grenoble, he started to assemble his collection in the chapel of Sainte-Marie d'en-Bas. With his collection of objects relating to mountain life, which were slowly disappearing as a result of industrialisation, as well as donations, Müller began preparations to open an ethnographic museum in Grenoble. He carefully studied these items, their date and typology. He also talked about his work at meetings, conferences and congresses and published various articles.
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free time reading about subjects that interested him — the prehistoric period, numismatics and geology — and collecting coins, minerals and stamps. He also went to evening classes. He enjoyed exploring the surrounding mountains, where he often carried out archaeological digs. At 17 years old, he discovered, and then methodologically listed, the
Neolithic site of Balmes de Fontaine in the
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Grenoble, Müller put on an exhibition at the Medical School, bringing together archaeological finds from more than 50 collectors. He also added what he called "the beginnings of an alpine ethnographic museum including objects made from wood, iron and copper, gathered from our mountains and so the
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The Müller family moved to
Grenoble in 1869. Although Hippolyte Müller was a very talented student, his poor health, among other things, prevented him from continuing his education. In 1879, he became an apprentice jeweller in Grenoble, and qualified two years later. During these years, he spent his
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in 1865. His father, Jean-Étienne-Gustave Müller, originally from Alsace, was a music teacher and, during his retirement, deputy head of the
Military band. His mother, Françoise Riban, who had been born and raised in Grenoble, was a housemaid. However, she died when Müller was still very young.
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In 1891, Müller went to work in an optician’s workshop in
Grenoble. There, he discovered photography, which soon became another one of his passions. Müller was then able to take thousands of pictures of his digs and discoveries. A large number of these photographs are held in the
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