Fine Arts Museum
The second-largest collection in Languedoc-Roussillon, with works by French, Flemish, Dutch and Italian painters.
Contact
Rue de la Cite Foulc
30000
Nîmes
+33(0)466767191
musee.beauxarts@ville-nimes.fr
www.nimes.fr/index.php?id=279
The 3,600 works held by the museum include a collection of sixteenth and seventeenth century Italian art and a fine collection of nineteenth century French works.
The central part of the ground floor atrium is filled by a large Roman mosaic depicting "The Wedding of Admetes". This was discovered at the site of the central covered market in the nineteenth century.
Two monumental statues by Henri Bouchard flank the steps leading to this superb museum built in 1907 and then refitted and improved by the architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte in 1987.
Open Tuesday to Friday from 10am to 6pm and Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 6.30pm
Closed on 1 January, 1 May, 1 November, 11 November and 25 December.
4 Museums of the City of Nîmes
1 - Museum of Fine Arts
The Musée des Beaux-Arts was redesigned by the architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte and presents, around a majestic Roman mosaic, remarkable collections of French, Flemish, Dutch and Italian paintings from the 16th to the 19th century.
Open every day except Monday from 10 am to 6 pm. Closed on 01/01 - 01/05 - 01/11 - 25/12.
2 - Museum - Natural History Museum
The Museum houses collections in the fields of natural and human sciences, such as prehistory, ethnography and zoology.
Open from 10:00 to 18:00 every day except Monday. Closed on 01/01, 01/05, 01/11 and 25/12.
3 - Museum of Bullfighting Cultures Henriette and Claude Viallat
Located just a stone's throw from the bullring, the Museum of Bullfighting Cultures is a unique place in France. It offers the public the opportunity to discover cultures that are still alive, rich and varied. Works of art and objects evoke regional and international traditions.
Open from the Whitsun Feria to the Harvest Feria. Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm.
4 - Museum of Old Nîmes
Housed in the former episcopal palace dating from the end of the 17th century, the Musée du Vieux Nîmes preserves and presents life in Nîmes since the end of the Middle Ages. Everyday objects or extraordinary objects, products of the Nîmes textile industry, a room devoted to Nîmes serge and jeans, the collections offer the visitor a journey through time, organised around themed exhibitions or in the permanent rooms.
Open from 10 am to 6 pm every day except Monday. Closed on 01/01, 01/05, 01/11 and 25/12.
Thematic of the place
Free visit