Musée de Grenoble
One of France's earliest museums, holding European paintings from the Middle Ages to the present, with particularly outstanding modern and contemporary works.
The museum was founded in 1798. Its current building, completed in 1994 on the banks of the Isère, has bright and spacious galleries. The collection includes classical masters such as Rubens and Subleyras, as well as modern masterpieces by Monet, Matisse, Picasso and Modigliani. It is considered one of the most important modern art collections outside Paris. The museum is closed on Tuesdays. Permanent exhibitions cost about €8, and admission is free on the first Sunday of each month. Beside the museum are a sculpture park and the medieval Tour Isabelle ruins.
Opening hours
Wednesday–Monday 10:00 AM–6:30 PM; closed Tuesdays
Nearby sights
- Musée de l'Ancien Évêché & Grenoble Cathedral
- Grenoble Saint-Laurent Archaeological Museum
- Palais du Parlement du Dauphiné & Place Saint-André
- Museum of the Resistance and Deportation of Isère
- Musée Dauphinois
- Place Grenette
- Jardin de Ville
- Grenoble-Bastille Cable Car