Musée Sérusier

About the museum

In 1978, Henriette Boutaric, heir to the Sérusier collection, gave the town the La Foire property in Châteauneuf-du-Faou, which Paul Sérusier had painted in 1903. The mayor then began a policy of acquiring artworks, which his successors continued. In 2010 the collection comprised sixty works on paper and ten paintings, supplemented by personal items belonging to Marguerite and Paul Sérusier. In 2017, a public fundraising appeal made it possible to acquire the Autoportrait à la barbe rutilante, and a bequest brought some forty works from the Hôtel Bellevue collection.

A first house in the town centre was acquired in 2013 for the museum. The Brest-based architectural firm L’Atelier de l’Île was chosen in 2021 as architect of the new building, whose foundation stone was laid on May 26, 2023. The building was handed over to the town in April 2025, and the museum opened on June 21, 2025.

The permanent route presents Paul Sérusier, trained at the Académie Julian, who became a co-founder of the Nabis group after meeting Gauguin in Pont-Aven, and his companion and later wife Marguerite Gabriel-Claude, an artist and teacher. It also explores their links with Châteauneuf-du-Faou, where Paul Sérusier had a house built in 1906, and his theories on art.

Highlights

• Works by Paul Sérusier, a figure of the Nabis group, including Paysage aux arbres noirs
• La Foire in Châteauneuf-du-Faou (1903), the origin of the collection
• Autoportrait à la barbe rutilante, acquired through a public fundraising appeal
• Works by Marguerite Sérusier, artist and teacher
• Sérusier trail through the town

Permanent exhibition

• Parcours permanent : Marguerite et Paul Sérusier – A route through the life and work of Paul and Marguerite Sérusier, from their training at the Académie Julian to the emergence of the Nabis movement, with their links to Châteauneuf-du-Faou and digital mediation tools.

Founded

2025

Operated by

Commune de Châteauneuf-du-Faou

Visitors per year

approx. 27,000

Admission & discounts

Free admission is also available for licensed guides, ICOM members, journalists and holders of the Carte culture. Payment methods: bank card, cash, cheque.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• 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

Free loan of a wheelchair at reception, seat-canes on the floors, a lift serving all levels, a tablet and subtitled films, and a large-print booklet of the wall texts for visitors with visual impairments.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

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

Activity booklet and colouring sheets to download. Regular activities from the youngest age (for example “Premiers pas au musée” and workshops using Nabis motifs), and guided tours. Loan of seat-canes or a wheelchair, and a relaxation area.

Getting there & parking

By car via the RN 164 (north of the town, less than 2 km from the centre), the D72 from Briec or the D36. By train: Carhaix station 27 km, Quimper station 38 km, Brest station 64 km. By bike: on the Nantes–Brest canal route.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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