Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon

Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon (French)
The Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon
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Established1801
Location20, place des Terreaux
69001 Lyon, France
Coordinates45°46′1″N 4°50′1″E / 45.76694°N 4.83361°E / 45.76694; 4.83361
TypeArt museum
Websitemba-lyon.fr

The Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon (French: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon) is a municipal museum of fine arts in the French city of Lyon. Located near the Place des Terreaux, it is housed in a former Benedictine convent which was active during the 17th and 18th centuries. It was restored between 1988, and 1998, remaining open to visitors throughout this time despite the ongoing restoration works. Its collections range from ancient Egyptian antiquities to the Modern art period, making the museum one of the most important in Europe. It also hosts important exhibitions of art, for example the exhibitions of works by Georges Braque and Henri Laurens in the second half of 2005, and another on the work of Théodore Géricault from April to July 2006. It is one of the largest art museums in France.[1]

  1. ^ "30 Masterpieces From the Lyon Museum of Fine Arts". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2023-05-22.