Musée de l'Ancien Évêché & Grenoble Cathedral
Musée de l'Ancien Évêché
Fourth-century baptistery remains are preserved beneath the old bishop's palace; together with the adjacent Cathedral of Our Lady, they tell Grenoble's two-thousand-year history.
The museum occupies the former bishop's palace beside the cathedral. It presents the history of the Isère region from prehistory to modern times in chronological order. Its most precious items are in the underground archaeological area: an ancient Roman city wall and the early Christian baptistery of the 4th century. The neighboring Cathedral of Our Lady has a plain exterior, and its interior contains a 15th-century stone sacrament niche. The museum is free to enter and closed on Tuesdays. It sits on the eastern side of the old town at Place Notre-Dame, about five minutes on foot from the art museum.
Opening hours
Wed–Mon 10:00–18:00 (until 19:00 on weekends), closed Tue
Nearby sights
- Musée de Grenoble
- Museum of the Resistance and Deportation of Isère
- Palais du Parlement du Dauphiné & Place Saint-André
- Grenoble Saint-Laurent Archaeological Museum
- Place Grenette
- Jardin de Ville
- Musée Dauphinois
- Grenoble-Bastille Cable Car