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Regional Museum sights in France

  1. Musée Lorrain

    Once home to the dukes of Lorraine, the regal Renaissance Palais Ducal now shelters the Musée Lorrain. The rich fine arts & history collection spotlights medieval statuary, engravings and lustrous faience (glazed pottery). The regional art & folklore collection occupies a 15th-century former Franciscan monastery. Inside, the Gothic Église des Cordeliers and the 17th-century Chapelle Ducale, modelled on the Medici Chapel in Florence, served as the burial place of the dukes of Lorraine.

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    Musée Dauphinois

    Atmospherically set in a 17th-century convent, this museum spells out alpine cultures, crafts and traditions, and the region's skiing history. The museum is nestled at the foot of the hill below Fort de la Bastille.

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