Maison Fournaise, Art museum in Chatou, France
The Maison Fournaise Museum stands on Ile des Impressionnistes, featuring exhibits about 19th-century artists and river activities along the Seine.
In 1857, boat carpenter Mr. Fournaise established his workshop on Chatou Island, while his wife opened a restaurant that became a gathering place.
The museum displays works and memorabilia connected to painters like Renoir, who created 'Luncheon of the Boating Party' on its balcony in 1880.
Located at 3 rue du Bac in Chatou, the museum offers audio guides in multiple languages and contains both permanent and temporary exhibition spaces.
The building maintains its original function with an operating restaurant in rooms decorated with wall paintings by 19th-century caricaturists.
Location: Chatou
Inception: 1860
Address: 1, rue du Bac
Phone: +33130714191
Website: https://musee-fournaise.com
GPS coordinates: 48.88960,2.16330
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:40
Île-de-France offers numerous historic sites beyond Paris, including medieval fortresses, artist residences, botanical gardens and art museums. The Château de Blandy-les-Tours preserves 13th-century military architecture, while the Albert Kahn Museum & Gardens contains a collection of historic photographs and themed gardens representing different continents. The Château d'Écouen houses the Musée National de la Renaissance, featuring significant holdings of 16th-century furniture, tapestries and ceramics. The Domaine de Sceaux encompasses a park designed by André Le Nôtre with formal parterres and a 19th-century château. The Roseraie du Val-de-Marne displays more than 3,000 rose varieties across a 3.7-acre (1.5-hectare) garden. The region preserves literary sites including the Maison Littéraire de Victor Hugo in Bièvres, where the writer spent his final years, and the Maison Fournaise in Chatou, which served as a subject in Renoir's paintings. The Musée de la Toile de Jouy documents the history of regional textile production. Architectural features range from the medieval Donjon de Houdan to the Château de Monte-Cristo, Alexandre Dumas' neo-Gothic residence. Fort de Sucy represents late 19th-century military architecture, while Le Cyclop stands as a monumental metal sculpture by Jean Tinguely. These locations demonstrate the historical and cultural development of the region from medieval times through the modern era.
Île des Impressionnistes
157 m
Le parc des Impressionnistes de Rueil-Malmaison
630 m
Nymphée de Chatou
349 m
Église Notre-Dame de Chatou
264 m
Pont de Chatou
171 m
Maison flottante
73 m
Chatou lock
572 m
Pont ferroviaire de Chatou
505 m
Église Sainte-Thérèse de Rueil-Malmaison
566 m
Golf Blue Green Rueil-Malmaison
1.3 km
Chapelle Saint-Léonard-et-Saint-Martin de Croissy-sur-Seine
1.5 km
Le gibet de Croissy-sur-Seine
1.1 km
Maison Joséphine
1.4 km
Musée Fournaise de Chatou
21 m
Town hall of Chatou
426 m
Square Denis Diderot
1.5 km
Quai du Halage
303 m
Square Charles Fourier
1.4 km
Square Thomas More
1.4 km
Square Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
1.5 km
Square Jean Moulin
871 m
Square Thomas Campanella
1.5 km
Square Ronsard
1.5 km
Square Henri Sellier
1.4 km
Maison, 10 boulevard Belle-Rive
596 m
Square Henri Giffard
285 m
Château de la Faisanderie
956 m
Quai Adolphe Giquel
168 mReviews
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