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VISIT MORE, SPEND LESS ! Visit museums for free with CITY PASS !
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During the Lille Braderie, Flea market (September 6 & 7th), some museums are closed. Information : Lille Tourist Office +33 (0)359 57 94 00.
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 The Fine Arts Museum (Palais des Beaux-Arts) |
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 Due to the size of its permanent collections, the Palais des Beaux-Arts of Lille is considered to be the second largest general-interest museum in France, just after the Louvre.
The building, completed between 1885 and 1892, is typical of the monumental architecture of the late 19th century.
Fully renovated in 1997, its 22,000 m² house prestigious collections of European painting (Rubens, Van Dyck, Goya, Delacroix…), a few key examples of 19th century French painting (David's Belisarius, Courbet's L’après-dînée à Ornans, Puvis de Chavannes' The Slumber, …), a large collection of drawings (including 40 sheets by Raphaël), a sculpture gallery (Carpeaux, Rodin, Claudel, Bartholdi…) and 17th and 18th century ceramics.
Also worthy of note is the presentation of relief maps of fifteen fortified towns in Northern France and Belgium (18th century models used by the French Kings during wars). |
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Place de la République
Subway 1 – stop République Beaux-Arts
Open Monday from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm and Wednesday to Sunday from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Closed on Tuesday, the 1st week-end of September (Lille Flea market) and some bank holidays.
Tel : +33 (0)3 20 06 78 00
Visit the Lille Fine Arts Museum website !
Entrance fee : 5€
Free the 1st Sunday of the month.
Free with City Pass
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32 rue de la Monnaie
Bus 3, 6 or 9 – stop Lion d’Or
Open Monday from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm, and Wednesday to Sunday from 10:00 am to 12:30 am and from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
Closed on Tuesday, the 1st week-end of September (Lille Flea Market) and some bank holidays.
Tel : +33 (0)3 28 36 84 00
Entrance fee : 3€
Free the 1st Sunday of the month.
Free with City Pass
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Charles de Gaulle's Birthplace and Museum |
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Charles de Gaulle was born in Lille on November 22nd 1890, in the house of his maternal grandparents at 9 Rue Princesse. He was baptised on the same day in the nearby Saint-André church.Listed as a Historic Monument, the house was bought in 1967 by a group of friends of the General. Now a museum, it recreates the atmosphere of a typical late 19th century home of the Northern French industrial middle class. The exhibited family keepsakes and personal objects (cradle, christening robe, Saint-Cyr sword, etc.) are a reminder of De Gaulle’s younger days. A recently developed multimedia centre also looks back over the great statesman’s historic work.
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9 rue Princesse
Bus 3 or 6 – stop Magasin
Open Wednesday to Sunday from 10:00 am to 5:15 pm.
Closed on Monday, Tuesday, bank holidays and from the end of December to the beginning of January.
Tel : +33 (0)3 28 38 12 05
Full price : 5€
Reduced price : 3€
Free with City Pass
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The Museum of Natural History |
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Located in the former university district, this exciting museum offers a journey through time and across the continents.
Ethnographic and industrial collections have been gradually added to the original zoology and geology galleries. This type of collection is unique in France and includes over 250,000 objects. The museum regularly organises temporary exhibitions to present them.
MUSEUM CLOSED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 10th.
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19 rue de Bruxelles
Bus 13 or 14 – stop Jeanne d’Arc
Open from Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 12:00 am and from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, Sunday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Closed Tuesday and saturday, the 1st week end of September (Lille Flea Market) and some bank holidays. (Opening times may change according to temporary exhibitions).
Tel : +33 (0)3 28 55 30 80
Free access during the week (when no exhibition).
Sunday :
Full price : 2,50€ (3€ during temporary exhibitions)
Reduced price : 1,50€
Free access to permanent collections every 1st Sunday of the month.
Free with City Pass
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The Canonniers Museum |
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Installed in the former Urbanist convent, this museum presents a large number of documents, objects and equipment related to the Sainte Barbe Brotherhood and Lille's city defenses. 3000 objects are on display: rifles from 1777 to 1945, knives and two exceptional cannons, the famous Gribeauval cannons that Napoleon Bonaparte offered to the canonneers.
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44 rue des Canonniers (entrance on rue des Urbanistes)
Bus 3, 6 or 9 - stop Place aux Bleuets
Open Monday to Saturday from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
Closed on Sunday, bank holidays and from December 15th to February 5th and the first three weeks of August.
Tel : +33 (0)3 20 55 58 90
Full price : 6€
Reduced price : 4€
Free with City Pass
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Place Gilleson (modern crypt of Notre-Dame de la Treille Cathedral)
Bus 3, 6 or 9 – stop Lion d’Or
Open Thursday and Friday from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, Saturday from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
Closed Sunday through Wednesday, August and bank holidays.
These visiting hours are valid until the end of July 2008.
Tel : +33 (0)3 20 84 83 95 / +33 (0)3 20 72 54 70
Visit the Contemporary Sacred Art Centre's website !
Full price : 2€
Reduced price : 1€
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The Regional Hospital Museum |
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Visit the former Gantois Hospice (founded in the 15th century, now a hotel) on Tuesdays, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
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The Pasteur Institute Museum |
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This museum presents the research work of Pasteur, Guérin et Calmette. |
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24 boulevard Louis XIV
Subway 2 - stop Lille Grand Palais
Open Wednesday from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM and from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM.
Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday by appointment.
Tel : +33 (0)3 20 87 79 47
Visit the Pasteur Institute Museum website !
Price: 2€ |
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