Musée d'art et d'histoire Bruno-Danvin
Municipal museum of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise in the former chapel of the Sœurs Noires: paintings, sculptures, faience and archaeology, free admission.
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About the museum
The municipal museum was founded in 1837 on the initiative of Bruno Danvin, a physician for epidemics, scholar and founder of the town library. After his death the collections moved several times and were partly dispersed; in 1887 some of the works were sold at auction. In 1904 Edmond Edmont saved part of the heritage by installing it in the town hall.
Since 1967 the museum has occupied the former chapel of the Sœurs Noires on rue Oscar Ricque. Franciscan nuns dressed in black had settled in Saint-Pol in the early 15th century; the current chapel dates from its rebuilding between 1751 and 1767 and has been listed as a supplementary historic monument since 1945. It was restored in 1995, and its roof in 2002.
The collections include paintings, sculptures and faience, and since 1991 an archaeology section with objects from the Magnicourt-en-Comté necropolis. The museum also holds modern art bronzes, lithographs from the bequest of Baron Alphonse de Rothschild in 1899, a lapidary section, and objects of folk art and traditions. In 2016 the most remarkable works were transferred to the Henri Picot cultural center, which presents the Danvin-Picot museum.
Highlights
- Former chapel of the Sœurs Noires, rebuilt in the 18th century
- Paintings, sculptures and faience
- Archaeology section with objects from the Magnicourt-en-Comté necropolis
- Lapidary section with carved stones from the church destroyed in 1944
- Lithographs from the bequest of Baron Alphonse de Rothschild
Permanent exhibition
- Collections permanentes du musée Bruno-Danvin – Paintings, sculptures, faience, an archaeology section, a lapidary section and folk arts and traditions in the former chapel of the Sœurs Noires.
- Founded
- 1837
- Operated by
- Ville de Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
- Visitors per year
- approx. 3,415 (2018)
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours for groups; information from the town's culture and events department. |
