The Museum of Fine Arts of Lille
one of Europe’s greatest museums
The Palais des Beaux-Arts of Lille, one of the premier museums in France, houses in its imposing 19th-century building collections of European paintings, a Prints and Drawings Room, a collection of Antiquities, a mediaeval and Renaissance collection, 17th- and 18th-century ceramics, 19th-century French sculptures and 18th-century scale models. (...)Enjoy an interactive visit with the visioguides
Enjoy an interactive visit of the collections thanks to the audio and video commentaries that follow different routes through the museum.
A choice of 50 masterpieces are available in english language.
Collect your I Pod from the visioguide terminal using the ticket delivered at the main ticket office. ID (ID card, passport, drivers (...)
Strokes of genius
April 12 - July 22, 2013
The Lille Palais des Beaux-Arts museum holds an exceptional collection of drawings dating from the 15th to the 18th centuries, including masterpieces by Raphael, Michelangelo, Botticelli, Cranach, Durer, Holbein, and Poussin. Among the drawings bequeathed by the painter and collector Jean-Baptiste Wicar (1762-1834), 200 are presented in (...)Useful Information
Useful information
Telephone : (33) (0)3.20.06.78.00
Fax : (33) (0)3.20.06.78.15
The museum is located on the Place de la République – 59000 – Lille – France
Postal address : 18bis rue de Valmy – 59000 – Lille – France
Getting here
Metro : Line 1 – station ‘République/ Beaux-Arts’
Bus : Line 14 – Place de la République
Taxis : from both railway (...)
