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Villa Grock

House museum · Imperia, Italy

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Villa Grock
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History

Villa Grock, originally Villa Bianca, is a building in Imperia, Liguria. It was the home of Charles Adrien Wettach (1880–1959), a Swiss clown best known under his stage name Grock, who for a period was the most highly paid entertainer in Europe. Since 2013, the building houses the Museo del Clown.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Villa Grock”, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Visiting

This is a house museum. Opening times, tickets and access change, so check the official website before you travel. Get directions.

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