Musée du Touquet-Paris-Plage – Édouard-Champion
Museum housed in the Anglo-Norman villa Way Side in the forest: paintings of the Étaples school, historic photography, and French modern and contemporary art.
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About the museum
The museum opened on July 9, 1932, thanks to the Société académique and several donors, among them Parisian publisher Édouard Champion, then deputy mayor, who became its first curator. Its collection grew gradually through gifts and deposits.
In 1989 it moved into the Villa Way Side, a fine Anglo-Norman style residence built in 1925 by architect Henri Léon Bloch, in the heart of the Le Touquet-Paris-Plage forest. This setting made it possible to open the collection to modern and contemporary art, a direction launched in 1991 with a regular program of exhibitions.
The collections include paintings and works on paper from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, linked to the birth of Paris-Plage and the Étaples painters’ colony, as well as more than 250 signed photographic portraits from the Champion collection. The holdings of French modern and contemporary art from the second half of the 20th century have been strengthened by donations, notably that of André Le Bozec in 2016, and by the deposit of a private collection devoted to artists of the School of Paris’s second generation.
Highlights
- Berck, le rivage, a painting by Eugène Boudin from 1881
- Works by painters of the Étaples school (Le Sidaner, Chigot, Duhem)
- More than 250 signed photographic portraits from the Champion collection
- Old posters and images of the birth of Paris-Plage
- French modern and contemporary art from the 1950s to the 1970s, including the André Le Bozec donation
Permanent exhibitions
- Peintures et arts graphiques de la fin du XIXe siècle – Collection linked to the birth of Paris-Plage, with Berck, le rivage by Eugène Boudin and works from the Étaples painters’ colony.
- Art moderne et contemporain – Ensemble of French art from the second half of the 20th century, from lyrical and geometric abstraction to Figuration libre.
- Founded
- 1932
- Visitors per year
- approx. 18,067
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
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| Reduced | €2.50With proof: holders of the Le Touquet-Paris-Plage loyalty card (with one companion), tourism professionals, teachers, job seekers, companions of people with disabilities, students over 26, members of the regional federation of Friends of Museums of the Hauts-de-France or the Amis du Louvre. |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 25 · Free for people under 26 years old, with proof. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freeFree for people with disabilities; reduced rate for their companions. |
| Groups (10+ people) | €2.50 per personReduced rate for groups visiting independently of 10 or more. |
Free admission: The first Sunday of each month and during European, national or regional events
Also free for ICOM card holders and for adults accompanying activities for children.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 25 |
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- Family tours & workshops
The museum is listed as family-friendly and offers a variety of activities: playful visits, workshops for young and old, treasure hunts.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
The museum is in the forest of Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, at the corner of Avenue du Golf and Avenue du Château.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
- Wi-Fi
The museum shop and Wi-Fi are listed on the museum’s entry in the Musenor network.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | The museum offers guided or playful visits, meetups, workshops and treasure hunts for individual visitors and groups. |
