1936 :
Manfred Gnädinger was born in Radofzell, a town near Freiburg (Germany) on January de 1936. He was the youngest of seven brothers.
1942 - 1950 :
He attends the Böhringen-Constanza School in Radolfzell.
1950 - 1953 :
He trains as a pastry chef under the supervision of the Master Pastry Chef Karl Keller at the Café Keller.
1954 - 1956 :
He works at the Graedel Confectionery Shop in Zurich and at the Café Himmel in Baden/Zurich.
1957 - 1958 :
He carries out a series of internships at CARITAS in Frankfurt on Main and works at the St. Wendel Hospital in Sarrebruck in order to be admitted at the Social Workers School.
1959 :
He moves to Lucerne to be admitted at the Freiburg studies but was not admitted due to a lack of vacancies. Early exhibits in Switzerland in Lucerne and Basel.
He works at the Shillingsrain reformatory in Liestal, Switzerland.
1961 :
He returns to his native town from where he begins his journey through France and the north of Spain.
1962
He arrives to Camelle.
First museum inside his rented house.
He abandons the house and occupies the place that later became the Camelle breakwater. He settles there permanently and lives in total communion with nature. He lives without any electricity, bathing in the cold waters of Camelle and running along the town's paths on a daily basis.
The 70s :
In his work circles and basic colours begin to play a fundamental role.
The 80s :
His work se extends all over the territory but in the area around his home his museum -garden project is consolidated.
The 80s :
His life style becomes more radical. Next to his small 5 square meter house he grows his own food, and inside he keeps warm with the heat of the sun in the small solarium on the roof of his home, which protects him from the strong winds and heavy rains and storms.
1985 :
Construction of the breakwater. Man tries by all possible means to stop the destruction of part of his work, first through letters and then directly challenging the machines.
1985 :
He leaves his print on the cement and he begins acting on this new space.
1985 :
The composition of the Museum is modified by incorporating the breakwater to his work).
The 90s :
His work is alive and under constant change. Man not only keeps his museum alive, he also rebuilds it and retouches it over and over again. The fishing gear and crebas blend with the rocks and circles, resembling a huge stone ship.
13 November 2002 : Prestige oil tanker shipwreck. Three days later the oil spill floods Man's museum.
28 December 2002 : Man dies.