THE LORRAINE MUSEUM

In 1850, the Lorraine Museum opened its first gallery to the public. Since then the Museum has grown significantly, offering an exhibition area of 4,500m2 today spread over several outstanding buildings in the heart of the Old City; the Dukes’ Palace, built by the Dukes of Lorraine, a fine example of early Renaissance architecture in eastern France, the 16thC Franciscan Convent and Church with tombs of the Lorraine family in its crypt...
To enhance its superb buildings and collections, the Museum is now looking forward to a series of major renovations to be carried out by Nancy City Council and the Museum itself with support from the French Government, Lorraine Regional Council, and the History of Lorraine Society.

 

 

Collections

The Museum has works representative of the artistic and cultural life of the region. Objects in daily use, weapons from different civilisations: prehistoric, Gallo-Roman, and Merovingian, are fascinating examples of this life, as are items from the Middle Ages and a number of beautiful religious and funerary sculptures. High points of Renaissance Art include works by Ligier Richier (in the Franciscan Church), and an important collection of stained glass windows and sculptures, as for example Christ in the Garden of  Olives. Georges de La Tour’s paintings and Jacques Callot’s prints are set off by other magnificent works produced during Stanislas reign. The Museum’s exhibition of regional 18th and 19thC faïence is a collection by which others should be judged. The special collections on show in the museum include a gallery of miniatures and two galleries devoted to Jewish religious objects. Daily life in Lorraine, from the end of the 18thC to the beginning of the 20thC, can be seen in popular arts and crafts and in the ethnographic collection in the Franciscan Convent: regional furniture, popular faïence and household items shown in highly evocative, traditional Lorraine interiors.

Useful

MUSEUM HOURS Daily (except Mondays) From 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 (noon) and 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. DATES CLOSED 1 Jan., 1 May, 14 July, 1 Nov., 25 Dec.
The Lorraine Museum 64, Grande Rue 54000 Nancy Tél. : 03 83 32 18 74 FAX : 03 83 37 99 15 Email : museelorrain@mairie-nancy.fr	ADMISSION (EXCEPT DURING SCHEDULED EXHIBITIONS) Palais Ducal or Les Cordeliers • Individuals: € 3,10* • Groups: € 2,30* • Reduced rates: € 2,30* *per site Combined visit to Palais Ducal and Les Cordeliers : • Individuals: € 4,60 • Groups: € 3,10; • Reduced rates: € 3,10 GUIDED TOURS Please inquire at the Museum (15 days in advance)