Musée d'Angoulême
The Musée d'Angoulême (formerly: Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Angoulême ) is one of the most important museums in the city of Angoulême and the Charente department . It was awarded the status of Musée de France by the French minister of education in 2002 .
Location and history
The museum is located in the former episcopal palace in the middle of the old town immediately behind the Angoulême cathedral . After the preliminary stage of a small municipal collection in the town hall, it opened its doors in 1920 at its present location. From 2005 to 2008, the exhibition rooms were completely restored and the exhibits were regrouped.
structure
The three floors of the museum are dedicated to
- Paleontology and Archeology (EG)
- Ethnology (1st floor)
- Art of the 19th and 20th centuries (2nd floor)
Exhibits
- ground floor
The most important exhibits on the ground floor of the museum include the partial replicas of the Neolithic dolmens La Petite Pérotte and Jacquille near Fontenille , the jugs, vases and bowls from a Bronze Age grave near La Rochette and the magnificent Celtic helmet from Agris .
Lock stone of the burial chamber in the Jacquille tumulus near Fontenille
Grave at La Rochette
Celtic magnificent helmet ( Agris )
Leaf capital (Beaulieu Abbey)
- 1st floor
The upper floor is dedicated to the ethnographic collection of the doctor Jules Lhomme donated in 1934 and encompassing all continents.
- 2nd Floor
Important exhibits are the paintings by Louis-Edouard May (1807–1881), Léonard Jarraud (1848–1926), Henry Daras (1850–1928)
Louis-Edouard May: Ferry at Roffit
Louis-Edouard May: Milkmaid
Léonard Jarraud: The way
Léonard Jarraud: Le Pot-au-feu
Henry Daras: Woman weeping by the sea
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Coordinates: 45 ° 38 '56.4 " N , 0 ° 9' 8.5" E