Museum of Fine Arts
Guide
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≈ A$21MuseumAllow 1.5–2.5 hPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
One of France's biggest art collections in a former abbey: Egyptian coffins, Greek statues, old masters, Impressionists and Picasso, around a leafy cloister garden with statues where you can sit for free.
A brief history
The building was a Benedictine convent for nuns until the Revolution; it became a museum in the early 1800s.
Tips
- Best time
- A rainy morning; the cloister garden is free to enter
- Cost
- About €12 (check)
- Allow
- 1.5–2.5 h
- Hours
- Usually 10:00–18:00, closed Tuesdays (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- The Presqu'île: The peninsula between the rivers: big squares, shopping streets, the town hall and the art museum. Central, handy for everything.
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
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