Reims in Marne, Alsace, Lorraine, Champagne-Ardenne, France — Western Europe

Musée des Beaux-Arts

Photographed by Kevin W., June 29, 2015

1. Musée des Beaux-Arts Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Le musée des beaux-arts, installé dans les combles de l'Hôtel de Ville, fut transféré en 1913 dans l'abbaye Saint-Denis, édifice du XVIIIe siècle remanié au XIXe siècle Peu touché par la Première Guerre mondiale, le musée a pu rester dans ses dispositions d'origine. Ses collections provenant, entre autres, d'importants dons de familles rémoises, le placent parmi les plus grands musées de France. Il conserve et expose des peintures, sculptures, dessins et objets d'art du XVIe au XXe siècle: Cranach, Le Nain, David, Corot, Monet, Gauguin, Matisse, Sima, Vieira da Silva…

English:
The Fine Arts Museum based in the former abbey of Saint-Denis includes extensive collections spanning the period from the 16th to the 20th centuries.

English translation:
The Museum of Fine Arts, once housed in the City Hall's attic, was transferred in 1913 in the Saint-Denis abbey, an eighteenth century building remodeled in the nineteenth century. Little affected by the First World War, the museum was able to remain in its original building. Its collections from, among others, major gifts of Rheims families, places it among the greatest museums of France. It preserves and exhibits paintings, sculptures, drawings and art objects from the sixteenth through the twentieth centuries: Cranach, the Le Nain brothers, David, Corot, Monet, Gauguin, Matisse, Sima, Vieira da Silva ...

Erected by la ville de Reims. (Marker Number 19.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.

Location. 49° 15.2′ N, 4° 1.861′ E. Marker is in Reims, Grand Est (Alsace, Lorraine, Champagne-Ardenne), in Marne. It is on Rue Chanzy, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8 Rue Chanzy, Reims, Grand Est 51100, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

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and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony,

the Roman Empire,

and specifically the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cavalcade du sacre des rois de France (within shouting distance of this marker); Cathédrale (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Opéra, ancien Grand Théâtre / Opera, Former Grand Théâtre (about 90 meters away); Médiathèque Jean Falala / Jean Falala Multimedia Library (about 90 meters away); Cathédrale Notre-Dame (about 90 meters away); Statue de Jeanne d’Arc / Statue of Joan of Arc (about 90 meters away); Rue de Vesle et Magasins Modernes (about 120 meters away); Palais de justice / Palace of Justice (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Reims.

Other markers no longer nearby. Médiathèque Jean Falala (was about 90 meters away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Palais de Justice (was about 120 meters away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Musée des Beaux-Arts and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., June 29, 2015

2. Musée des Beaux-Arts and Marker

<i>Reims. - Cour Intérieur du Musée</i> image. Click for full size.

Postcard by G. Graff et Lambert, circa 1930

3. Reims. - Cour Intérieur du Musée

The Museum's inner court.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2015, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 414 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 18, 2015, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 3. submitted on July 19, 2015. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.