Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon

The weather today was looking like the standout day of the week. We decided to visit the art museum, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, which is located along one side of the Jardin du Palais Saint-Pierre. To get into the museum you walk through a lovely courtyard garden area, where there are a couple of Rodin sculptures. As we arrived fairly early, there weren’t many people. We started up on the second floor, where the majority of the paintings and sculptures are displayed. We saw some amazing art from the 14th to the 21st century. This museum has a wonderful collection, although our preference is for the more modern painters from the 19th century onwards. We saw several Rodin sculptures and paintings by Van Gogh, Courbet, Sisley, Cézanne, Renoir, Gaugin, Degas, Manet, Monet, Bonnard, Matisse, Picasso, Rubens, and Bacon. And, they even have a Brett Whiteley.

After touring the entire 2nd floor, we headed down to Level 1 to tackle the Decorative Arts and Ancient Sculptures, the Coins and Medal collection, and the Antiquities of Egypt, the Middle East, Greece and Italy. However, before starting we went to the Salon de Thé for a refreshment. We had an eclair and a piccolo and we were able to continue the tour. Ian was quite excited as they had a chorizo eclair as a savoury option. My favourite part of these diverse collections was the antiquities of Egypt, the Middle East, Greece and Italy.Read more