Musée de l'Abbaye / donations Guy Bardone - René Genis
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Musée de l'Abbaye / donations Guy Bardone - René Genis

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The Abbey Museum, located on the site of the former abbey of Saint-Claude, is a major cultural venue and a French museum. It houses remains from the Middle Ages and a superb collection of paintings from the 19th and 20th centuries. A real invitation to travel back in time, the museum plunges you into 1,300 years of monastic history and that of an extraordinary donation...

The museum is the result of a donation from two artists: Guy Bardone, a local boy, and René Genis. Their collection features works by several generations of artists, including such great names in modern art as Bonnard, Vuillard, Vallotton and Dufy, as well as donor painters Guy Bardone and René Genis. As for the subsoil, it is home to a priceless archaeological site: the largest, and only, remains of Saint-Claude Abbey known to date. Founded in the 5th century, it is one of the oldest abbeys in France.

Located right in the heart of Saint-Claude, next to the cathedral, the Abbey Museum is in perfect harmony with its natural surroundings. The museum boasts bold, contemporary architecture, with large, bright, open spaces that offer one of the city's most beautiful panoramic views of the surrounding mountains!

Here, more than anywhere else, culture and nature go hand in hand. The Musée de l'Abbaye illustrates this link: each of its wide openings onto its natural surroundings becomes a unique painting echoing the paintings on display. The museum garden invites you to a moment of serenity, where the sculptures face the great bridge of Saint-Claude and the Jura mountains.

The Abbey Museum offers a varied cultural programme accessible to all.
Escape games, dramatised tours, game trails, children's workshops, lectures, artist residencies, concerts, theatre, readings... There's something for all tastes and all ages: so many activities to introduce you to art in a fun way!

Musée de l'Abbaye / donations Guy Bardone - René Genis
3 place de l'Abbaye
39200 SAINT-CLAUDE
  • French, German, English, Spanish
  • Credit card, Cheques and postal orders, Cash
  • Pets not allowed
Amenities
  • Toilettes
Services
  • Shop
Activity
  • Specific theme activities
  • Adult workshop
  • Junior workshop
  • Conferences
  • Temporary exhibitions
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Musée de France
Prices & Schedules Opening :

From 02/10/2024 to 02/10/2025

Closed between 14 and 18 October

Closed on 1, 11 and 12 November

Closed on 24, 25 and 31 December

Closed on 21 and 22 April

Closed on 1, 8 and 29 May

Closed on 9 June

Prices :
  • Youth Rate (From 6 to 15 years old.) : 5.5€
  • Gratuities (Under 6 years.)
  • Special rate (Unemployed, disabled, student. ) : 5.5€
  • Guided tour for adults (Admission + guided tour. Over 16s. ) : 8.5€
  • Guided tour for children (Admission + guided tour. Ages 6 to 15. ) : 7.5€
  • Group rate (Self-guided tour. For groups of 10 or more. ) : 5.5€
  • Group rate (Admission + guided tour. For groups of 10 or more. ) : 7.5€
  • Base rate - full rate adult (Adults aged 16 and over) : 6.5€
Special opening conditions :

Control of the health pass at the entrance of the museum

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