Musée départemental Georges-de-La-Tour

About the museum

The museum project was born in 1996, on the initiative of the Moselle Department and the commune of Vic-sur-Seille, where the painter Georges de La Tour was born in 1593. In 1998 the brothers Jacques and Guy Thuillier made a major donation of paintings from the 17th to the 19th century.

The museum occupies a contemporary building constructed on the site of a former 18th-century house. Over nearly 1,000 m², the collections are presented by period, floor by floor: the 17th century on the second floor, the 18th century on the third floor, then Romanticism and the 19th and early 20th centuries on the upper floors.

The museum holds nearly 200 works. Among them are “Saint Jean-Baptiste dans le désert”, painted around 1650–1652, rediscovered in Paris in 1993 and acquired by the Department, and “Profil de femme”, a fragment acquired in 2004. Old copies, such as “Les Mangeurs de pois” (acquired in 2021) and “Saint Sébastien à la lanterne” (on deposit since 2024), complement the collection, as do “Sainte Catherine d’Alexandrie” by Charles Poerson and “Saint Luc l’Évangéliste” by Jan van Bijlert.

Highlights

• “Saint Jean-Baptiste dans le désert” by Georges de La Tour (c. 1650–1652)
• “Profil de femme”, fragment attributed to Georges de La Tour
• Old copies: “Les Mangeurs de pois” and “Saint Sébastien à la lanterne”
• Thuillier donation (1998) of 82 paintings from the 17th to the 19th century
• Route by period over about 1,000 m²

Permanent exhibition

• Collections permanentes par époque – Nearly 200 works from the 17th to the early 20th century, including “Saint Jean-Baptiste dans le désert” by Georges de La Tour and the Thuillier donation.

Operated by

Département de la Moselle

Visitors per year

approx. 53,584

Admission & discounts

No general free day is stated. The Pass Passionnément Moselle also gives 5% off in the museum shops.

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: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Admission is free for visitors with reduced mobility and their companion; the museum’s page does not describe the accessibility facilities in detail.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

Events for young audiences, such as shows and activities during the autumn holidays, and the open event “Une œuvre, un conte” (one artwork, one story). Free admission for under-12s.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

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