Inaugurated in 1888, it originally housed three institutions: the Art Museum, the Natural History Museum and the library.
Labeled “Musée de France”, it has a collection of ancient and modern, contemporary, Asian and photographic art.
Labeled “Musée de France”, it has a collection of ancient and modern, contemporary, Asian and photographic art.
From the 70s, a remarkable collection of contemporary art was introduced under the leadership of curator Marie-Claude Beaud. Rich in more than a thousand works, this collection brings together groups representative of different major movements, such as American Conceptual Art (Weimar), prestigious signatures of new realism (Arman, César Baldaccini, Christo, Yves Klein, Martial Raysse), Minimalism (Donald Judd, Sol Lewitt), supports/surface (Daniel Deneuze, Claude Viallat), or other trends (Daniel Buren, Ben Vautier)
The photographic collection, created in 1977, contains more than 400 works by renowned photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Edward Steichen, Willy Rolis, and Doisneau.
As for the fund dedicated to Asian arts, it comes from donations made by families of sailors and brings together acquisitions brought from China, Mongolia, Japan and India for a tiny part. This fund gave birth to the Asian Arts Museum, installed in the Villa Jules Verne in Mourillon since 2001.
The photographic collection, created in 1977, contains more than 400 works by renowned photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Edward Steichen, Willy Rolis, and Doisneau.
As for the fund dedicated to Asian arts, it comes from donations made by families of sailors and brings together acquisitions brought from China, Mongolia, Japan and India for a tiny part. This fund gave birth to the Asian Arts Museum, installed in the Villa Jules Verne in Mourillon since 2001.
Visitor alert
Museum exceptionally closed to the public on Wednesday January 8, 2025
2025-01-06
2025-01-09
Themes:
Opening
| Opening hours from January 01 to December 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | Open from 12 a.m. to 18 p.m. |
| Wednesday | Open from 12 a.m. to 18 p.m. |
| Thursday | Open from 12 a.m. to 18 p.m. |
| Friday | Open from 12 a.m. to 18 p.m. |
| Saturday | Open from 12 a.m. to 18 p.m. |
| Sunday | Open from 12 a.m. to 18 p.m. |
Exceptional Closure(s)
- 01/01/2025
- 21/04/2025
- 29/05/2025
- 09/06/2025
- 01/05/2025
- 08/05/2025
- 14/07/2025
- 15/08/2025
- 01/11/2025
- 11/11/2025
- 25/12/2025
Admission fees
Adapted tourism
Physical disability
Exterior path (forecourt): access ramp.
Interior route: Elevator leading to n+1 to the exhibition rooms, the library and the cabinet of curiosities;
Guided tour by reservation for visitors with a visual or mental disability or those coming from a day hospital center or a specialized structure (day hospital, Ephad, etc.)
Interior route: Elevator leading to n+1 to the exhibition rooms, the library and the cabinet of curiosities;
Guided tour by reservation for visitors with a visual or mental disability or those coming from a day hospital center or a specialized structure (day hospital, Ephad, etc.)