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Musee des Beaux Arts

Palais des Beaux Arts, Place de la Republique, 59000 Lille, France
00 33 3 20 06 78 00
Ranked #7 of 24 attractions in Lille
4.0 of 5 stars 22 Reviews
Type: Museums
Owner description: CLOSED Tuesdays, for the Braderie (1st weekend in Sept) and some public holidays. Hours: Monday; 14.00-18.00; Wed-Sun 10.00-18.00 (later opening...... more » Owner description: CLOSED Tuesdays, for the Braderie (1st weekend in Sept) and some public holidays. Hours: Monday; 14.00-18.00; Wed-Sun 10.00-18.00 (later opening until 19.00 on Fri) . « less
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Lille, France
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20 reviews 20 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2012

Like many museums in France, entry (to the permanent collections) is free on the first Sunday of the month. Mostly paintings, but there is also some pottery and sculpture on display. The building is absolutely gorgeous! More

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London, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 March 2012

Like the building, inside there are lots of art, sculpture and painting. To be honest not really a big fan of art but found it very pleasant to take my daughter walking around. Push chair access is convenient and easy. Absolutely love the architect / field map of North / Northeastern cities of France at the -1 level. Magnificent!! The... More

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Shoreham-by-Sea, United Kingdom
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 February 2012

spent a winters afternoon in here to warm up ! most impressive was the 3 d maps More

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Chichester, United Kingdom
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22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 January 2012
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A great collection of Flemish art including Rubens and van Dyck. The lighting in the galleries is a bit variable making it a little difficult to see some of the details on a few of the paintings There is also a ceramic gallery of interest and another of mainly 19th century statues. There is an archaeoligcal section but time did... More

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Vinkeveen, The Netherlands
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22 reviews 22 reviews
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 December 2011
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Great permenent collection and the Boilly collection was perfect More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 November 2011
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really enjoyed walking through the sculptures and artwork, light and airy building with a relaxed atmosphere...but nearly missed the Monet's More

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19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 November 2011
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We spent around three hours here and admired some great works of art in a nice tranquil space. However, some of the art was placed far too high on the walls to study properly and sometimes the lighting in the museum made viewing difficult. The other issue we had was with the musuem restaurant across the courtyard. We had planned... More

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16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 November 2011
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Annoyingly one of the major rooms (the statues) was closed although we paid the full entry fee. The details and explanations of the paintings (on little cards) require attention - it is not at all clear which card is explaining which painting on some of the more heavily populated walls! More

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Andover, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 November 2011
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everything you would expect really. beautiful building and very easy to reach on foot. More

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Cambridgeshire
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 October 2011
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A cold wet day and needed somewhere to go. What a find. It was brilliant and cannot believe how much time we spent there. More

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