Musée Hyacinthe Rigaud
Musée d'art Hyacinthe-Rigaud
Perpignan's municipal art museum, centered on the works of Hyacinthe Rigaud, court painter to Louis XIV, and also holding works by Picasso, Dufy and others.
The museum occupies two 18th-century aristocratic mansions in the Old City and reopened after an expansion in 2017. Its collection ranges from Catalan Gothic altarpieces to portraits by Hyacinthe Rigaud, court painter born in Perpignan, along with modern works by Picasso, Maillol, Dufy and other artists connected to Roussillon. Admission is about €8–10. The museum is closed on Mondays, and a visit takes about 1.5 hours.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:30 AM–6:00 PM
Nearby sights
- Le Castillet
- Perpignan Cathedral
- Campo Santo of Perpignan
- Palace of the Kings of Majorca
- Elne Cathedral & Cloister
- Canet-Plage
- Fort de Salses
- Tautavel Prehistory Museum