Musée d'art moderne André-Malraux

Over het museum

The first fine arts museum in Le Havre, built in 1845, was destroyed by the bombings of September 1944. Only the paintings, which had been moved to safety during the war, were saved. In 1951 the city decided to rebuild a modern museum, driven by Georges Salles, director of the Musées de France, and Reynold Arnould, curator of the city's museums.

The new building was designed by the architects Guy Lagneau, Raymond Audigier, Michel Weill and Jean Dimitrijevic, with engineers including Jean Prouvé. A cube of glass, steel and aluminium, it lets light in from every side and can be easily reconfigured. In front of the façade stands Le Signal, a monumental sculpture by Henri-Georges Adam. André Malraux opened the building on 24 June 1961 as a Musée-Maison de la culture, a venue for exhibitions, concerts and lectures.

The building was restructured between 1995 and 1999 by Emmanuelle and Laurent Beaudouin, and the mezzanine was redesigned in 2006. In 2011 the museum became the Musée d'art moderne André Malraux, shortened to MuMa.

The collections grew through several gifts and bequests: the studio holdings of Eugène Boudin in 1900, the Marande bequest in 1936, the bequest of Raoul Dufy's widow in 1963, and the donations of the Senn-Foulds family in 2004 and 2009. The museum thus holds one of the richest French collections centred on Impressionism.

Hoogtepunten

• Studio holdings of Eugène Boudin, including 240 painted sketches
• Works by Raoul Dufy from his widow's bequest
• Impressionist works by Monet, Renoir, Pissarro and Sisley
• Fauve and Nabi painters, including Marquet, Matisse, Vallotton and Vuillard
• Glass and steel architecture of 1961 facing the sea, with the sculpture Le Signal

Vaste collectie

• Collections permanentes – Paintings from the 15th to the 21st century, with a focus on Eugène Boudin, Impressionism, Fauvism and Raoul Dufy, plus sculpture and photography.

Opgericht

1961

Beheerder

Ville du Havre

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: Free for everyone on the first Saturday of every month

One ticket gives access to the permanent collections and temporary exhibitions. From 29 September to 27 November 2026: €5 (reduced €3) for the permanent collections. From 28 November 2026 to 31 October 2027: €10 (reduced €6), including the current temporary exhibition. Admission is also free, with proof, for job seekers, recipients of social minimum benefits, journalists, tour guides, teachers taking part in an educational project, and holders of the ICOM, Culture and Museopass cards. The Pass Tourisme Le Havre – Étretat (24, 48 or 72 hours) also gives access to the museum.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Ramp and elevator; wheelchairs and folding seats are lent at reception. The accessible entrance is on Rue Benjamin-Normand (please ring the intercom), with 2 reserved parking spaces. Sign-language tours and tours for people with learning disabilities are available on request, one month in advance.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Kinderwagenvriendelijk

Workshops for children aged 4 to 6 and 7 to 13, on weekdays and during school holidays (booking required); pushchairs lent at reception in exchange for ID; free admission for under-26s.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

By train from Paris Saint-Lazare, on the Paris – Le Havre line.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museumwinkel
• Garderobe
• Kluisjes
• Wifi

Les Fauves café-restaurant facing the sea (lunch service 12:00 to 14:00, booking advised); bookshop; free cloakroom and lockers; “visite-muma” Wi-Fi network for the audio guide on smartphones.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Zakelijke evenementen

Conference room and restaurant (70 seated or 100 standing) for conventions, seminars and presentations; self-guided visits and mediation optional; rates on request.

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