Hotel de Berny Museum, Local history museum in Amiens, France

The Hôtel de Berny is a Louis XIII-style brick-and-stone mansion built in 1633–1634 for the Treasurers of France of the generality of Picardy. Its red brick facade has light stone quoins, window surrounds and bands, a steep dark roof with three stone dormers and two tall brick chimney stacks, and a round-arched stone entrance beneath a carved coat of arms and triangular pediment. A paved courtyard lies in front; the garden behind holds a French parterre, a Gothick cloister and a Moorish garden.

Built in 1633–1634 for the Treasurers of France of the generality of Picardy, the hôtel was sold as a private house after that office was abolished in 1790. Under the Second Empire the marquis de Landreville added the outbuildings to plans by Louis Henry Antoine, with facade sculpture by the Duthoit brothers. Gérard de Berny, its owner from 1930, bequeathed it to Amiens in 1957; the museum opened on 13 July 1966.

The museum bears the name of Gérard de Berny, senator for the Somme, who in 1957 left the city his hôtel particulier and collections. In the dining room, a monumental fireplace supported by atlantes attributed to Jean Goujon comes from Robert de Montesquiou's house in Neuilly. The Lafayette salon has Aubusson tapestry armchairs illustrating La Fontaine's Fables, signed by François Foliot the Younger, Sené père and Pierre Roussel.

The museum has been closed for building works since 2006, with no reopening date announced. The garden behind the building, laid out by Gérard de Berny in four parts, is not part of the museum rooms. Check with the Amiens tourist office before travelling for a visit.

The collection includes an early 17th-century harpsichord and numerous clocks that span across several centuries. These objects provide insight into the everyday items that held value in affluent households.