Experts' Choice Award Musee des Beaux-Arts de Lyon
What the experts agree on
Housed in a stunning 17th-century palace, this museum rivals the Louvre with France's second-largest art collection, featuring world-class paintings, sculptures, and antiquities from Egypt to Rome—all refreshingly compact and manageable.
“The rich Antiquities sections cover Egypt, the Middle East and Greek and Roman art. Also displayed is a marvellous series of objets d'art, across the ages and the continents, and medals.”
– Michelin Guide
Fodor's "In the elegant 17th-century Palais St-Pierre, formerly a Benedictine abbey, this museum houses one of France's largest art collections after that of the Louvre." Full review
Frommer's "Has an outstanding collection of paintings and sculpture including Etruscan, Egyptian, Phoenician, Sumerian, and Persian art." Full review
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Be sure to see Joseph Chinard's bust of Mme. Récamier, the Lyon beauty who charmed Napoleonic Paris by merely reclining
Lonely Planet "This stunning and eminently manageable museum showcases France's finest collection of sculptures and paintings outside of Paris." Full review
