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The region's artists and
works of art
Throughout the centuries, Nord Pas-de-Calais has
produced many significant artists, and has seen a remarkable
range of creative buildings, paintings, sculptures and other
masterpieces. This rich heritage is reflected in the
collections of the region's galleries and
museums.
An international
dimension
Napoleon helped to add an international dimension to this
regional creativity. He decreed that France's artistic
treasures should not be hidden away in the houses of the
aristocracy and the bishops and other church leaders. As the
French Empire extended over the Continent, other countries'
treasures were also siezed and brought back to Paris.
Education for the
masses
The French Revolution led to the establishment of new public
art collections "for the education of the masses", with new
museums in Paris and major provincial towns like Lille,
Arras, and Valenciennes.
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Jan Molenaer "Enfant jouant avec un chat" in the
Musée des Beaux Arts, Dunkerque
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Galleries
to visit:
Musée
des Beaux-Arts,
Lille - reckoned the 2nd museum in France after the
Louvre
Hospice
Comptesse Museum,
Lille - Flemish art collection
Musée
d'Art Moderne,
Lille (Villeneuve d'Ascq) - interesting modert art
collection in a superb park setting
Roubaix
Museum of Art &
Industry -
NEW for 2002
Tourcoing
Fine Arts Museum,
Metropolitan Lille - unusual mix of contemporary art
& old masters
Benoît
de Puydt Museum,
Bailleul - collection of Flemish works of art 15th-19th
centuries
Musée
des Beaux-Arts,
Dunkerque
FRAC
Contemporary Art Collection,
Dunkerque
Drawings
& Prints Museum,
Gravelines
Bergues
Municipal Museum
- housed in a 17th century pawnshop!
Musée
des Beaux-Arts,
Valenciennes
Douai
Chartreuse Museum
- collection of mainly medieval religious art,housed in
an old convent
Musée
des Beaux-Arts,
Cambrai
Matisse
Museum, Le
Cateau-Cambrésis - wide collection donated by the
artist to his birthplace town
Musée
des Beaux-Arts,
Arras
Museum
of Fine Arts & Lace,
Calais - Rodin sculptures, modern art collection+ gallery
an local lace industry
Musée
Municipal,
Berck
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MAP of
Galleries:
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