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Musée de Grenoble

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Grenoble Museum, City of Grenoble, Department of Isère, France, May 2019. Created in 1798, it is the main museum of art and antiques of the city of Grenoble

For lovers of art history, this museum is an uplifting place to get lost for half a day. There's an even spread of artistic eras on display: an antiquities wing with statuettes from ancient Egypt and Greece, and mostly European art from medieval religious paintings to an impressive assembly of 20th-century luminaries like Bonnard, Ernst, Léger, Magritte, Miró, Modigliani and Soutine.

Among the other highlights: superb 19th-century landscapes of the Dauphiné region; Spanish artist Zurbarán's Annuciation (1638–39); and the gorgeous, light-filled building itself, opened in 1994. Audioguides (€2) are available in French, English and Italian.

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