«1823 - 2023: 200 years of collection» an exhibition through the history of the museum

Name: « 1823 - 2023 : 200 ans de collection » une exposition à travers l'histoire du musée
Start: 2023-09-16T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:30:00+02:00
Location: Musée des Beaux-Arts

The history of art collections since the creation of the museum in 1823, its representation in the Maison Carrée in 1833, the arrival of the Gower Collection in 1873, the Palais des Arts until 1...

16 et 17 septembre 2023Passé

©Ville de Nîmes

The history of art collections since the creation of the museum in 1823, its representation in the Maison Carrée in 1833, the arrival of the Gower collection in 1873, the Palais des Arts until 1883, the Musée de peintures in 1913, the Bouzanquet collection in 1923, evacuation due to the Second World War in 1943, computerization and renovation in 1987 for contemporary art exhibitions in anticipation of the opening of Carré d'art in 1993, and cultural action from 2003 to 2023.
This history of the Museum of Fine Arts is to be discovered on the occasion of the European Heritage Days.

À propos du lieu

Musée des Beaux-Arts

Rue de la Cité Foulc, 30000 Nîmes

Gard
Occitanie

Located in a remarkable building(ship) of the architect nîmois Max Raphel then transformed in 1987 by the famous architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte into a real open space, the museum shelters the most important collections of the territory today. With more than 3 600 works, the museum of the Fine Arts of Nîmes presents a big(great) diversity of rooms(parts,plays). Collections French, Flemish or Italian paintings(paints) were dated the from XVth century till XXth century, via sculptures or engravings, one gives rhythm to the liking of numerous influence of works of art to visit. To it is naturally added the superb Roman mosaic of Admète, discovered to the XIXth century and placed today in the centre of the atrium.