Musée des Beaux-Arts de Valenciennes, Art museum in Valenciennes, France.

The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Valenciennes occupies a 66-by-32-metre stone building by Paul Dusart, opened in 1909, with a curved pediment inscribed MUSÉE DES BEAUX-ARTS above an arched entrance flanked by gilded statues. Inside, a grey gallery with a glazed skylight grid and dentil cornice displays terracotta and white portrait busts behind a low curved barrier.

The museum grew from the Académie de Peinture et de Sculpture, founded in 1782 and closed in 1794; its holdings were enriched in 1798 by revolutionary seizures, including the Croÿ collection, and the word "musée" first appeared in June 1801. After moving into the Hôtel de Ville in 1834, it was installed in a new building by Paul Dusart, inaugurated on 27 June 1909. The collections were evacuated during both world wars, and the building was fully renovated in 1995.

The museum grew from the Académie valenciennoise de peinture et de sculpture, founded in 1782, whose reception pieces joined revolutionary seizures in 1798, including the Croÿ collection. Its Carpeaux rooms, opened in 1882, honour the Valenciennes-born sculptor Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, and a 1927 centenary exhibition there strengthened the town's Carpeaux holdings.

The museum is currently closed for renovations but continues to organize workshops and events to keep engaged with the public. Check the current status before planning a visit to confirm when you can enter.

The 1995 renovation added a basement level displaying archaeological remains and artefacts found in the region, so the building holds local finds beneath its galleries. The same campaign expanded the display space and reworked the central rotunda, which had deteriorated over time.