Quimper Museum of Fine Arts

Quimper, France

The ground-floor halls of Musée des Beaux-Arts are home to some fairly morbid 16th- to 20th-century European paintings, but things lighten up on the upper levels of the town's main art museum. A room dedicated to Quimper-born poet Max Jacob includes sketches by Picasso.

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www.mbaq.fr
en.quimper.fr

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Daniel Hubert (2 years ago)
This is a beautiful space dedicated to Breton artists and a great diversity of other works. I love going and spending a few hours there and introducing visiting friends to the Musée de beaux-arts de Quimper.
Interstellar Passenger (2 years ago)
This museum is very beautiful. It is a museum with three floors. It has some sculptures and some very beautiful paintings. Interestingly, it has a copy portrait of Mona Lisa Those of you coin-passed day-trippers must visit this museum. The people inside are very nice
Lindsey Kinderdine (3 years ago)
This museum exceeded my expectations! The architecture of the building itself was art, and the collections were clearly well-thought and tastefully displayed. Excellent assistance and friendly staff as well, and all this at a very reasonable price. Plus the temporary exhibition was great and thought-provoking. If I lived in Quimper, I would come here over and over again!
nada serhan (3 years ago)
Amazing! The art collection from different periods and movements is outstanding. I came from lorient to specifically view the Vivian Maier expo, which is a must see. It gave me chills! The museum itself is designed beautifully and has access for people with disabilities.
James Hobbs (6 years ago)
This was a great little gallery in the centre of Quimper. We loved all the pictures the Klimt was a high point. There was a queue to get in but it was relatively quick and the gallery was not too crowded. There where 6 or 7 big rooms of painting and a lot of information, in French we used a app to translate.
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