THE GUIDE MUSEUMS 2020/21


books featuring the Middle Ages. Quite a mix. And if you’re in the area on November 14, be sure to go along for a night-time experience as part of la Nuit européenne des musées. www.patrimoine-musees-gers.fr


Musée d’Orsay 7th arrondissement, Paris If there’s a holy trinity of classic French museums, the Musée d’Orsay is surely bedfellows with its Parisian peers, the Louvre and the Musée d’Art Moderne. Filling the former Gare d’Orsay, this ode to 19th- and 20th- century art is seriously top- drawer, with a collection that runs the gamut of mediums, art movements and celebrated painters. There’s plenty here to indulge the art connoisseur, while admirers of architecture will enjoy the station’s arched ceiling and ornate gold clock. Running into 2021, there are exhibitions on the Belgian symbolist Léon Spilliaert and the British illustrator Aubrey


Both gifted many works of art which now adorn the museum. museeingresbourdelle.com


Fondation Claude Monet Giverny, Eure


The famous impressionist painter lived in Giverny for 43 years in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His house and gardens are open to the public during the summer months. Here you can discover how he drew inspiration from the water lilies, ponds, bridges and willow trees. Open until November 1st 2020. fondation-monet.com


The magnificent Musée d’Orsay is part of the holy trinity of museums in France Beardsley, as well as


Impressionism, Swiss Modernists and the decorative arts. www.musee-orsay.fr


Musée Ingres Bourdelle Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne A wealth of artistic exhibits are on display at this museum, right in the centre of Montauban, amassed over the years thanks to


the generosity of collectors and artists, as well as works purchased by the town itself. Hans Holbein the Younger and Raphael are two of the more famous painters featured. The museum owes its name to two prolific artists, both born in the city: the neoclassical painter Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres and sculptor Antoine Bourdelle.


Bayeux Museum Bayeux, Calvados


While the most famous attraction here is, of course, the mighty Bayeux Tapestry (“the epic adventure of William the Conqueror in 1066”), there are actually three museums on offer in this Normandy town: the other two are the Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy, a tribute to the sacrifices made in


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