Experts' Choice Award Musee des Tapisseries
What the experts agree on
Housed in a 17th-century Archbishop's Palace, this intimate museum displays three magnificent tapestry series from the 1600s-1700s, including Beauvais works and Don Quixote panels, set against gilded walls that evoke the bishops' former grandeur.
“At the Musée des Tapisseries you can see nineteen tapestries made in Beauvais in the 17C and 18C and nine panels depicting the life of Don Quixote, based on Charles Natoire's tapestry cartoons.”
– Michelin Guide
Frommer's "Three series of tapestries from the 17th and 18th centuries line the gilded walls of this former archbishop's palace." Full review
Fodor's "In the 17th-century Palais de l'Archevêché (Archbishop's Palace), this museum showcases a sumptuous collection of tapestries that once decorated the bishops' quarters." Full review
