Musée Fabre

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  • Address
    39 blvd Bonne-Nouvelle, Old Quarter, 34000
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  • Phone
    04 67 14 83 00

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Lonely Planet review

This museum is the city's cultural showpiece and holds one of France's richest collections. Founded in 1825 by the Montpellier artist François-Xavier Fabre, its collection is highly diverse and includes Flemish, Dutch, Italian, Spanish and French works and paintings from all of the great European schools from the 16th to the 18th century.

You will find the works of Zubaran, Reynolds, Tenier, Veronese, as well as Greuze, Ingres, Delacroix, Bazille - among many others. One room is entirely devoted to Gustave Courbet. The Pavillon du Musée Fabre, located on the esplanade, houses contemporary art as well as temporary exhibitions.

Undergoing radical renovation, it's expected to reopen in 2007.