Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Narbonne explained

The musée d'art et d'histoire de Narbonne is a museum in Narbonne. It displays the fine and decorative arts. It is particularly known for its ancient faïence collection and its remarkable collection of orientalist paintings. It and the Musée archéologique de Narbonne are the city's two main museums, both housed in the Archbishops' Palace.

Its collections are not based on a previous collection but began to be formed from 1833 onwards through purchases, gifts, bequests and deposits.[1]

Spaces

Housed in the former archbishops' rooms, the museum has important decorative features of its own, showing the building's evolution from the 17th century to the major restorations of the 19th century.

Great Staircase

Dining room

thumb|Dining room with stucco decoration

Orientalist rooms

Collections

Fine arts

These are made up of paintings, drawings, prints, posters and sculptures.

Decorative arts

These include ceramics, furniture, miniature paintings and Limoges enamels. The faïence collections are particularly rich, with pieces from the 17th and 18th centuries from Nevers, Moustiers, Marseille and Rouen.

Bibliography (in French)

—, Vingt-cinq ans d'acquisitions (1959-1984), Ville de Narbonne, June 1984

—, Lina Bill, Paysagiste méditerranéen 1855-1936, Ville de Narbonne, 1985

—, Le Mirage oriental, Ville de Narbonne, November 2000

—, Acquisitions 2005-2006, Ville de Narbonne, December 2006

—, Les peintures du musée d’art et d’histoire de Narbonne, Ville de Narbonne, 2009

—, L'Orient fantasmé, Ville de Narbonne, March 2011

Learned societies
Guidebook

References

  1. Suzanne Metche, La commission archéologique et littéraire de Narbonne et la formation d’un musée au XIXe siecle (1835-1864), contribution à l’histoire culturelle de la Ville, maîtrise d’histoire de l’art et d’archéologie, Université Paul Valery – Montpellier, 1991.

External links

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