Musée d'art et d'histoire de Lisieux
Museum housed in a half-timbered house: history of Lisieux, decorative ceramics from the Pré d'Auge and paintings by Normandy artists.
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About the museum
The Musée d'art et d'histoire de Lisieux was created by merging two museums. The first, a fine arts museum, was founded in 1833 thanks to François Guizot, which makes it one of the oldest museums in France. The second, the Musée du Vieux Lisieux, dates from 1930.
It occupies one of the last half-timbered houses in the town, at 38 boulevard Pasteur. It is part of the network of museums of the Lisieux Normandie urban area. According to the département's tourism portal, it reopened in 2013 with a new presentation of its collections.
The visit traces the history of Lisieux, from the Gallo-Roman town to the town of half-timbered houses that was largely destroyed during the Second World War. It also presents the much-admired decorative ceramics of the Pré d'Auge, and paintings by recognised artists such as Eugène Boudin or Gustave Courbet, as well as local artists who depicted the Normandy landscape.
Highlights
- Half-timbered house, among the last in Lisieux
- History of Lisieux from the Gallo-Roman period to the Second World War
- Decorative ceramics from the Pré d'Auge
- Works by Boudin, Courbet and painters of the Normandy landscape
Permanent exhibitions
- Histoire de Lisieux – Collections on the Gallo-Roman town and on the town of half-timbered houses that was largely destroyed during the Second World War.
- Céramiques du Pré d'Auge et peinture normande – Decorative ceramics from the Pré d'Auge and paintings by artists such as Eugène Boudin and Gustave Courbet, or by local painters of the Normandy landscape.
- Operated by
- Communauté d'Agglomération Lisieux Normandie
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
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| Reduced | €2 |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 25 · Free for visitors under 26. |
Free admission for everyone outside temporary exhibition periods. During a temporary exhibition: full price €3, reduced rate €2, free for visitors under 26.
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Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | The museum welcomes groups and school classes; contact: polemuseal@agglo-lisieux.fr. |
