Musée des Beaux-Arts de Chambéry

Over het museum

The museum’s first core appeared in 1783 in a room of the Chambéry town hall: a cabinet of curiosities and 5,000 books given to the town by the abbé Philibert de Mellarède. In the 19th century the collections moved several times before settling in 1889 in the former grain hall, together with the library.

This neoclassical grenette was built between 1839 and 1846 to designs by Ferdinando Caronesi. From 1883 the architect François Pelaz enlarged it: he removed the upper storey, kept the stone first floor (ground level) and added two levels with a metal frame. The building was inaugurated on July 14, 1889. Major gifts supported the project, notably those of King Victor-Emmanuel II in 1850 and of Baron Hector Garriod, who bequeathed his entire collection on his death in 1883.

The museum holds about a hundred paintings from the late Middle Ages to the early 20th century, with a strong representation of Italian art from the 14th to the 18th century. The chronological hang runs from the Primitives to Neoclassicism. A major renovation took place from 2009 to 2012: the first floor now houses reception and a café-shop, the second floor the temporary exhibitions, and the third floor the permanent collections and the Artothèque.

Hoogtepunten

• About a hundred paintings from the late Middle Ages to the early 20th century
• Important collection of Italian paintings from the 14th to the 18th century
• Neoclassical grenette, enlarged at the end of the 19th century
• Audio-tactile route with images to touch
• Café-restaurant and shop accessible without a ticket

Vaste collectie

• Collections permanentes de peinture – The third floor presents a chronological route from the Primitives to Neoclassicism, with a strong emphasis on Italian painting.

Beheerder

Ville de Chambéry

Bezoekers per jaar

ca. 44.474

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

The permanent collections are free. One or two paid temporary exhibitions are held each year; their prices are not published on the visit page.

Toegankelijkheid

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

The building is fully accessible to visitors with reduced mobility. An audio-tactile route with seven images to touch and an audio description can be requested at reception. Four videos in French Sign Language (LSF) present major works, and each temporary exhibition offers a tour in sign language.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour

Visits and workshops for children aged 2–3, 4–6 and 7–12, plus activity booklets for the temporary exhibitions.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is located on Place du Palais de Justice – Robert Badinter in Chambéry.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museumwinkel

Hector café-restaurant in the alcoves of the first floor (breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, Sunday brunch), accessible without a ticket. Museum shop with bookshop and children’s section, also accessible without a ticket.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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