In what was originally a castle and later the town hall, Montauban's superlative fine-arts museum focusses particularly on locally born neoclassical artist Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780–1867). Don't miss the modern parodies of his famous long-backed nude, Grande Odalisque, or the astonishing collection of old masters that inspired him (Van Eyck, Jordaens, Van Dyck, Poussin etc). The lower floor celebrates Montauban sculptor Antoine Bourdelle (1861–1929), who studied under Rodin and made some fabulously expressive busts of Beethoven before developing early art deco leanings.
In the bowels of the castle dungeons there's also a remarkable collection of Gallo-Roman archaeological finds plus the odd torturer's rack.
