The fine arts museum of the royal monastery of Brou : collections guide

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The Fine Arts Museum of the Royal Monastery of Brou

Since 1922, the museum of Bourg-en-Bresse (Ain, France) has been housed within the walls of the prestigious Royal Monastery of Brou, It is home to almost four hundred and fifty works, paintings, sculptures and objets d'art from the 11th century to modern day.

This guide is an invitation to find out more about the history of the museum and its collections, The visitor will find masterpieces by Bernard van Orley, Brueghel the Velvet, Nicolas de Largillierre, Marie d'Orléans, Jean-François Millet, Gustave Doré, Jules Migonney, Maurice Utrillo, Pierre Soulages or Joan Mitchell... More than one hundred and thirty illustrated and commentated works that will inspire to cross the threshold of the monastery and prolong the pleasure after the visit.