Musée de la Renaissance en Champagne

About the museum

The collections of the Musée de la Renaissance en Champagne have the same origin as those of the Musée des Beaux-Arts et d’Archéologie in Troyes. The Société académique de l’Aube founded the Troyes museum in 1831 in the former Saint-Loup abbey. It initially gathered works seized during the Revolution, then numerous gifts, bequests and acquisitions. The City received these collections in 1945 and the museum became municipal.

Because the collections are very large, they are spread across two buildings. In 1949, the Hôtel de Vauluisant received the collections devoted to 16th-century art, with paintings and sculptures showing the flowering of religious art in Troyes and Champagne at that time.

The Hôtel de Vauluisant is one of the rare buildings made of so-called Troyes stone (pierre de Troyes). Its turreted pavilion, built around 1550 by Antoine Hennequin, has a Renaissance façade rich in pediments, cartouches and garlands. The wing at right angles dates from the 17th century and was built by the Mesgrigny family. The route shows the transition from Gothic to the more refined aesthetic of the Renaissance through painted panels, statues and stained glass.

Highlights

• Painted panels, statues and stained glass of 16th-century Champagne
• Triptych of Greau
• Hôtel de Vauluisant, a Renaissance stone building
• The transition from Gothic to Renaissance aesthetics

Permanent exhibition

• Art du XVIe siècle en Champagne – Painted panels, statues and stained glass illustrating the transition from Gothic to Renaissance, including the Triptych of Greau.

Operated by

Ville de Troyes

Admission & discounts

Free admission: First Sunday of each month (free admission for everyone)

Also free, with proof, for job seekers, members of ICOM, journalists, tour guides and donors. Residents of Troyes enter free in January and February and on the first Saturday of the month with the Pass’Troyen. Young people aged 15 to 18 can use the Pass Culture.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Guided tours in French Sign Language are possible on request. For accessibility questions: reservation service, reservation.musees@ville-troyes.fr, 03 25 42 33 81. A visit preparation document exists for the natural history museum, but not yet for the other collections.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide

The Musées de Troyes offer families workshop tours and discovery workshops by reservation (€3 to €5 per child); quiz booklets, colouring sheets and puzzles are available on request at the reception desk. Free admission for under-26s.

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