Musée Bernard d'Agesci, Municipal museum in Niort, France.
The Musée Bernard d'Agesci is a museum housing collections across four departments: Fine Arts, Music, Natural History, and Education Conservation. The galleries offer a varied mix of paintings, sculptures, and decorative objects to explore at a comfortable pace.
The building originally served as a girls' school until 1993, when it underwent conversion. By 1995 it had reopened as a museum to display its art and history collections.
The museum displays works from different cultures and periods, including Flemish and Dutch paintings alongside Islamic decorative objects. Visitors encounter how artistic traditions from Western Europe and the Orient are presented together in one space.
The galleries are spread across multiple floors and laid out for easy movement through the spaces. Allowing plenty of time helps you explore each department without feeling rushed.
The museum houses a remarkably large collection of Islamic objects, including rare pieces such as a medieval plate and even a historical child-sized suit of armor. This collection ranks among the most significant of its kind in all of Europe.
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