Long-awaited Charlie Chaplin museum to open in Switzerland

A museum showcasing the life and works of Charlie Chaplin will finally open at his former Swiss home in Vevey on Lake Geneva on April 17 after more than 15 years of planning. (AFPTV/swissinfo.ch)

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Long-awaited Charlie Chaplin museum to open in Switzerland

A museum showcasing the life and works of Charlie Chaplin will finally open at his former Swiss home in Vevey on Lake Geneva on April 17 after more than 15 years of planning. (AFPTV/swissinfo.ch)

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