Museums in France: profiles, services and practical information.
From outside, the castle looks like a closed fortress. Passing through the gate reveals a more complicated place: medieval ramparts, a ducal palace and a courtyard you c…
View profile →Scale is the first thing you notice at Bassins des Lumières. Art moves across the walls and water of a former Second World War submarine base; the dark architecture and…
View profile →In Bordeaux’s former Bacalan port area, the Cité du Vin faces the Garonne in a curved building that signals a different kind of visit from a winery tour. Its permanent e…
View profile →At the southern tip of the Presqu’île, where the Rhône and Saône meet, the Musée des Confluences carries the idea of a meeting into its galleries. Its collection crosses…
View profile →Few places show Lyon’s layered past as clearly as Lugdunum. The large Roman theatre and the odeon remain visible on Fourvière’s slope; a museum built into the hillside b…
View profile →Gadagne occupies a Renaissance complex in the heart of Vieux Lyon. Its courtyards, stairways and garden warrant a pause in their own right, but it also houses two distin…
View profile →Original film props and miniature scenes inside a Renaissance building in Vieux Lyon.
View profile →Le Vaisseau is a science centre designed especially for children aged three to twelve, with adults taking part in the visit. Its exhibitions encourage visitors to test,…
View profile →MAMCS opened in 1998 in a large, light-filled building beside the River Ill and within walking distance of the railway station. Its collection spans from 1870 to the pre…
View profile →The Tomi Ungerer Museum is in Villa Greiner, near Place de la République, and houses 14,000 drawings that the illustrator donated to his home city. It goes beyond the ch…
View profile →The Palais Rohan was built between 1732 and 1742 for Cardinal Armand-Gaston de Rohan-Soubise, Prince-Bishop of Strasbourg. Its classical façade and palace rooms are part…
View profile →Municipal museum in Cimiez dedicated to Henri Matisse, open daily except Tuesdays.
View profile →Municipal museum on Riviera art and history in a villa near the Promenade des Anglais.
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