Quimper Museum of Fine Arts

Quimper, France

The ground-floor halls of Musée des Beaux-Arts are home to some fairly morbid 16th- to 20th-century European paintings, but things lighten up on the upper levels of the town's main art museum. A room dedicated to Quimper-born poet Max Jacob includes sketches by Picasso.

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www.mbaq.fr
en.quimper.fr

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James Hobbs (4 years ago)
This was a great little gallery in the centre of Quimper. We loved all the pictures the Klimt was a high point. There was a queue to get in but it was relatively quick and the gallery was not too crowded. There where 6 or 7 big rooms of painting and a lot of information, in French we used a app to translate.
Alan Benton (4 years ago)
Smaller art gallery with an impressive collection of regional artists, and even a Ruebens and a Bruegel!
World Citizen (5 years ago)
A gem of a museum in a gem of an old town. Beautiful art pieces and quality temporary exhibitions. The Breton art is impressive and there are some larger pieces that are spectacular and well worth the visit just for them. The entry price is also very reasonable at 5 euros which leaves some money for a crêpe after the tour! Plan about 2h for the visit.
Ian Tunbridge (5 years ago)
Punches well above its weight.Consistently good exhibits
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