THE GUIDE MUSEUMS 2018 France Today’s favourite museums


ART Louvre Paris


The Louvre is many things: an icon of the Parisian Right Bank, the largest and most-visited art museum in the world and, with its glass and metal Pyramide, a choice backdrop for Instagram- worthy selfi es. Within, its collection includes Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, Eugène Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People and the Venus de Milo, and an entire lifetime could be spent viewing its 38,000 other exhibits. www.louvre.fr


Musée d’Art Moderne André Malraux (MuMa) Le Havre Refl ecting the ocean that nearly laps at its doorstep, the glass-coated MuMa is quite the spectacle. Its fi rst exhibit greets you before you’ve even stepped


Jean-Michel Othoniel’s Vague (‘Wave’) is exhibited at the MAMC until September 16


inside: a giant, beak-like sculpture by Henri-Georges Adam called The Signal. Peer through its cavity and you’ll see a framed sliver of the very maritime landscape that inspired the pieces inside. A refreshing layout of polished fl oors, white walls and gold frames sets the scene for one of the country’s largest collections of


Impressionist art, featuring paintings by Monet, Renoir, Boudin and Courbet. www.muma-lehavre.fr


Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain (MAMC) Saint-Étienne


If modern art is more your cup of tea, don’t miss this stellar round-up of works from the 20th


and 21st centuries. From traditional paintings to urban photography and offbeat sculptures, the full spectrum of contemporary art is visited in this nearly 20,000-strong collection. This year marks the museum’s 30th anniversary and it’s being celebrated with a bang. Running until September 16, Consider the World #2 presents a wealth of works from different periods, prodding at the idea of utopias and tragedies across the globe, whilst there are also exhibitions dedicated to specifi c artists, including local photographer Valérie Jouve. www.mam-st-etienne.fr


Musée des Augustins Toulouse


Beyond its important inventory, especially of Romanesque sculpture, the museum itself (one of the oldest in France) is an impressive building in its


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Elton F. Whitfill - Robot Presse-agrumes Tilt Top - 1948 - Métal chromé, nickelé et laqué de couleur bleue - Collection du MAMC+ Saint-Etienne Métropole © droits réservés - -Crédit photographique : Cyrille Cauvet/Musée d’art moderne et contemporain de Saint-Étienne Métropole


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