Musée des Beaux-Arts de Chartres

Over het museum

The museum was founded on May 15, 1833 and opened to the public in 1834. It first occupied a room in the town hall, which was extended by an annex in 1874. In 1939 the collections moved into the former episcopal palace, built mainly in the 17th and 18th centuries under three bishops, next to the cathedral. The building has been a listed historic monument since 1906, and its gardens since 1941.

The departmental council gave the palace and its gardens to the city in 1914 to house a museum, but the move only took place in 1939. Natural history collections left the museum in 1967 and returned in 2015. In 2017 the city bought the building back from the département and reopened the museum on July 1, 2017, with free admission apart from temporary exhibitions.

The collections comprise around 50,000 objects: paintings from the 16th to the 20th century, sculptures, drawings, Oceanian art, decorative arts and archaeology. Highlights include Zurbarán's Sainte Lucie, canvases by Soutine, portraits by Hyacinthe Rigaud, a room devoted to Maurice de Vlaminck and his collection of African art, twelve enamels by Léonard Limosin and the Oceanian collection of Louis-Joseph Bouge. The museum holds the “Musée de France” label.

Hoogtepunten

• Sainte Lucie by Zurbarán
• Paintings by Chaïm Soutine in Chartres
• Vlaminck room with African objects from his collection
• Oceanian collection of Louis-Joseph Bouge
• Enamels by Léonard Limosin (1547)
• Former episcopal palace and gardens with views over the lower town

Vaste collectie

• Parcours permanent – A chronological route from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, including the Italian-style room, the chapel, the rotunda of sculptures and painting from the Baroque to the avant-gardes.
• Salle Vlaminck – Paintings by Maurice de Vlaminck and African objects from his personal collection.
• Fonds Louis-Joseph Bouge – Treasures from the Oceanian collections bequeathed by Louis-Joseph Bouge.

Opgericht

1833

Beheerder

Ville de Chartres

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Gratis toegang: First Sunday of the month during temporary exhibitions (except July and August); European Night of Museums, Architecture Days, European Heritage Days and Archaeology Days

Admission free for independent visits to the permanent collection, outside temporary exhibitions. During a temporary exhibition, admission is also free for recipients of the RSA, members of the Amis du Musée, ICOM members, holders of the Carte Culture and the Pass Éducation, tour guides and journalists.

Toegankelijkheid

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Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour

Free activity booklet for ages 6 to 10 and a junior architecture activity booklet, available to download. Creative workshop for ages 6 to 11 devoted to the world of Calder from October 27 to 30, 2026.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

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Service & horeca

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Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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