Museum of Fine Arts and Lace of Alençon!!

Posted in Europe, France

And the beat goes on in this wonderful off the beaten path city of Alençon in the Orne dept 61 of the region of Normandy in my belle France! There is so much to see and I am just tapping the surface. Enjoy the museum of fine arts and lace of Alençon!

The Musée des Beaux Arts et la Dentelle or Museum of Fine Arts and Lace of Alencon, adjoining the library, is devoted, to the schools of French and Italian painting of the 4C to the beginning of the 20C and to the arts of Cambodia at 1900. Temporary exhibitions, especially on famous fashion designers, are organized regularly.

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In 1857, an establishment intended to spread the taste of the arts and sciences was officially founded in Alençon, following a regrouping of a cabinet of natural history and some works created after the French revolution.

It was in the second half of the 19C that most of the museum’s collection was formed. Among the donors are Chennevières, Horace His de La Salle, Leriche, Jacquette, Noblesse, etc. But it was not until the end of the 19C  that the lace of Alençon made its appearance in the museum. The Museum of Fine Arts and Lace currently occupies part of the former Jesuit College restored in 1981. In 2018, the Polish artist of urban art NeSpoon intervenes on the facade of the museum

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The Museum of Fine Arts and Lace exhibits paintings by among others Willem Key, Philippe de Champaigne, Le Dominiquin, Antonie Palamedesz, Nicolas Maes, Pieter Boel, Luca Giordano, Charles de la Fosse, Jean Jouvenet, Alexandre-François Desportes, Jean-Francois de Troy, Jean Restout, Etienne Allegrain, Charles-Paul Landon, Charles Thevenin, Jean-Paul Laurens, Gustave Courbet, Henri Fantin-Latour, Eugene Boudin, Georges Lacombe, and Bernard Buffet.

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Some webpages to help you plan your trip here and you must are

Official museum of fine arts and lace of Alencon

City of Alencon on the museum of fine arts and lace

Tourist office of Alencon on the museum of fine arts and lace

And there you go a gem in off the beaten path Alençon in the Orne 61 of Normandy. You will do well to take a detour just for it. Hope you enjoy the introduction of the Museum of Fine Arts and Lace.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all!!!

Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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