Musée Soulages

Over het museum

In 2005, Pierre Soulages and his wife Colette donated an exceptional collection of 250 works and 250 documents to the Grand Rodez urban community. The museum’s cultural and scientific project is designed to connect the painter’s life and work with the different forms of his creativity.

In 2008, the architecture firm RCR Arquitectes, together with Passelac & Roques, took part in the architectural competition launched by the urban community for the future museum. The museum opened in 2014 in the Foirail garden, close to the historic center of Rodez.

The collections include canvas paintings, walnut stain and works on paper, the preparatory cartoons for the stained-glass windows of Conques abbey church, and an important holding of printed works. The museum also has a documentation center, an auditorium, a workshop for educators and a bookshop and boutique.

The building is fully accessible, and the museum has developed many measures for visitors with disabilities. The ticket also gives access to the Musée Fenaille. The museum’s café-restaurant closed at the end of August 2026, and a new food-service project has been announced for the autumn.

Hoogtepunten

• Donation of 250 works by Pierre Soulages and 250 documents
• Preparatory cartoons for the Conques stained-glass windows
• Walnut stain and works on paper
• Tactile model and facilities for visitors with disabilities
• Ticket also valid for the Musée Fenaille

Vaste collectie

• Collection permanente Pierre Soulages – Canvas paintings, walnut stain, cartoons for the Conques stained-glass windows and printed works, from the donation of Pierre and Colette Soulages.

Opgericht

2014

Beheerder

Rodez agglomération

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: European Heritage Days and the first Sunday of the month from November to April

The ticket also gives access to the Musée Fenaille. Also free for job seekers, RSA recipients, recipients of the minimum old-age pension (minimum vieillesse), holders of a press card, ICOM or Culture card, and others (proof required).

Toegankelijkheid

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

The museum is fully wheelchair-accessible; folding chairs and seats are lent free of charge at reception. Texts in Braille and large print, raised-line plans, a tactile booklet and a tactile model of the building. Audio description of 15 works on the audio guide. Induction loop at reception. An easy-read booklet in French and a sensory bag to borrow. A bilingual tour in French Sign Language is available on reservation. 10 spaces are reserved in the Foirail underground car park (maximum height 1.90 m).

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Doe- en voelstations

Interactive educational programme to help understand Soulages’ work, with a children’s version of the audio guide. Art workshops on the third Sunday of the month and during school holidays (“Mes vacances au musée”). Family guided tour with a €4 supplement per ticket.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is in the Foirail garden, a few steps from the historic center of Rodez.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel
• Garderobe

Bookshop of about 32 m² at the entrance. The Café Bras closed on August 31, 2026; a new food-service project is to be presented in the autumn. Luggage and large bags are not permitted.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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