Musée Toulouse-Lautrec

Over het museum

The museum was founded in 1922 through a gift from the Count and Countess of Toulouse-Lautrec to the city of Albi. It preserves the memory of the painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in his birthplace. Maurice Joyant, a friend of the artist, and the painter’s mother, Adèle de Toulouse-Lautrec, played an important role in building the collection.

The museum occupies the Palais de la Berbie, a former 13th-century episcopal palace next to the Sainte-Cécile Cathedral. From the Renaissance until the 18th century, the fortress was converted into a residence with reception rooms and French formal gardens. The palace is a listed historic monument, and the Episcopal City of Albi has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2010.

Between 2001 and 2012, a major building project improved the reception area, created a new route and restored the architecture. The works revealed a 13th-century medieval tiled floor in the great hall and a late 15th-century painted ceiling in the Galerie d’Amboise.

The collections include paintings, lithographs, drawings and the complete set of Toulouse-Lautrec’s posters.

Hoogtepunten

• The largest public collection of Toulouse-Lautrec’s works in the world
• Poster “Moulin-Rouge. La Goulue” (1891)
• Portrait of Gabriel Tapié de Céleyran (1894)
• The 13th-century Berbie episcopal palace in the UNESCO-listed Episcopal City
• Terrace and French formal gardens, free to visit

Vaste collectie

• Collection Toulouse-Lautrec – Paintings, drawings, lithographs and posters by the artist, including the famous Moulin-Rouge poster, are shown in the palace rooms.

Opgericht

1922

Bezoekers per jaar

ca. 176.079

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

The full-price ticket gives access to the permanent collection and the current temporary exhibition. Free admission also applies, with proof, to holders of the ICOM card, the press and licensed tour guides. There is no free admission on the first Sunday of the month.

Toegankelijkheid

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

The galleries, the temporary exhibition room and the workshop are accessible to visitors with reduced mobility thanks to lifts and platform lifts. Two wheelchairs are lent at reception without booking. Accessible parking spaces are located in front of the museum. Seat canes are lent at the start of the route. Only guide dogs and assistance dogs are admitted.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Kinderwagenvriendelijk
• Verschoonruimte

Activities for 2–6 year olds, 6–10 year olds and over-10s are organised during school holidays and alongside temporary exhibitions, for example family workshop tours. A free activity booklet for children from age 6 is available at reception. A pushchair can be lent at reception, and a changing table is in the toilets on level -1. The museum has signed the Môm’Art charter.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel
• Garderobe

Shop with free entry from reception, open during the museum’s hours. A cloakroom on the ground floor takes small bags and personal belongings.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur

The museum offers private hire of spaces, as well as hosting filming and photo shoots.

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