Free discovery of the archaeological collections of the Museum of Fine Arts and Archaeology

Name: Free discovery of the archaeological collections of the Museum of Fine Arts and Archaeology
Start: 2023-09-16T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Musée des Beaux-arts et d'Archéologie, Muséum d'Histoire naturelle (Musée Saint-Loup)

From the origins of Man in the Dawn to the Merovingian times, the archaeological collections evoke the very long history of Troyes and its region, but also that of the civilizations of the M...

16 and 17 September 2023Passed

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Free entry

Musées de Troyes

From the origins of Man in the Dawn to Merovingian times, the archaeological collections evoke the very long history of Troyes and its region, but also that of the civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean: Egypt, Greece, Etruria... Time travel guaranteed!

About the location

Musée des Beaux-arts et d'Archéologie, Muséum d'Histoire naturelle (Musée Saint-Loup)

61 rue de la Cité, 10000 Troyes

Aube
Grand Est

The old(former) abbey, built in the XVIIth and XVIIIth century s., shelters the museum of Fine Arts, of regional archaeology and the Museum. Regional Archaeology: first palaeolithic populatings till the beginning of Middle Ages, of Stone Age (dolmen of Frécul) via(including) the age of metals (remarkable Celtic time(period): falls to tank of Bouranton, golden(in gold) bracelet of Molesmes), then the roman time (Apollo de Vaupoisson, domus of Chaillouet) up to High Middle Ages (treasure of Pouan). Natural sciences: an unique(only) Museum in Champagne-Ardenne. Focus on local fauna(crowd): mammals (otter, lynx, wildcat) and visible birds around the natural lakes of the forest of East (ash crane, black stork) as well as sorts(species) from the whole world: a diversity of fauna(crowd).

This new route combines nearly 300 works, small paintings and monumental works, known masterpieces and restored and unpublished works from the Middle Ages to the 19th century. This presentation renews the look at this exceptional collection of French and European painting, from knowledgeable collectors, highlighting artistic exchanges between France, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, England ... with Giotto, Malouel, Spranger, Vasari, Rubens, Jordaens, van Dyck, Champaigne, Bellotto, Mignard, Le Brun, Watteau, Natoire, Boucher, Fragonard, Hubert Robert, Greuze, Vien, David, Corot ...