PICARDY MUSEUM
Musée de Picardie in Amiens, retracing the history of the Western world, with medieval collections and sculptures.
After three years of work, the reopening of the Musée de Picardie on March1, 2020 was highly anticipated! Designed in 1867 on the model of the Louvre of Napoleon III, it was the first building in France to be a museum and even served as a model for other cities. Classified as a historical monument in 2012, the establishment has renovated its entirefirst floor and the painted decorations. The works are now displayed on three levels: the basement is devoted to archaeology, the ground floor to the medieval collections and sculptures, and thefirst floor to paintings. A journey through the history of the Western world, from prehistory to contemporary art, via Egyptian and Greek antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The new layout and museography help to better highlight the 3,000 works that await you inside, such as Albert Maignan's spectacular painting Les Voix du tocsin, which is now back on display in the Grand Salon. Brighter and more modern, the museum also offers spaces conducive to relaxation with a chapel where readings and games await you in an amazing setting. For 2021, two exhibitions are scheduled: "Treasure hunters, archaeology and comic strips" from May 29 to August 29, as well as "The Puys of Amiens, masterpieces of Notre-Dame Cathedral". Two more reasons to come and visit this museum, which really deserves an entire afternoon, so as not to miss anything and really get to know everything it has to offer!
Lieu envoûtant lors de la nuit des musées.