Musée Lorrain, Art museum in Nancy, France
The Musée Lorrain occupies the former ducal palace and spreads across two connected buildings with courtyards, towers, and several floors of exhibition rooms. The collections range from archaeological finds to paintings and decorative arts from the Lorraine region.
The Archaeological Society of Lorraine founded the museum in the mid-19th century to preserve objects from local history. A fire destroyed parts of the collection and the building, after which the institution remained closed for several years.
The collection includes Roman Gaul reliefs, medieval sculptures, Renaissance paintings by artists like Georges de La Tour, and regional artifacts from Lorraine.
The museum is closed for renovation work until the end of the decade, but the Cordeliers Church nearby hosts rotating exhibitions featuring selected pieces from the holdings. Visitors can still get a sense of the collections despite the ongoing construction.
Part of the former palace served for centuries as a residence for different nobles and was only later converted entirely into a museum. Today the building also includes a chapel room with religious artworks from the ducal period.
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