Museums

The castle (Châeau de Couches), once inhabited by the Dukes of Burgundy, is listed as a historical monument and demonstrates several architectural phases from the 12th and following centuries. The castle was constructed at the request of the Duke of Chalon and subsequently extended.

The site (musée les sources de Hercule) is an ancient Roman Hercules Sanctuary, where pilgrims went bathe in the purifying water from natural springs. The sanctuary from the fouth century AD has been carefully reconstructed and is open tot he public.  

The former Benedictine abbey of Saint-Bénigne houses the archeological museum of Dijon, with collections come from all over the Côte-d’Or and Burgundy. The collections are in display in the main wing of the former abbey from the eleventh century and the dormitory of the thirteenth century. Gallo-Roman, Merovingian, Carolingian, Romanesque, Gothic and a rich collection … Read more » “Archaeological Museum”

The museum (musée Géo-Charles) aims at enhancing the links between sport and art, through the collection and temporary exhibits on the subjects of sports or contemporary art.Made up of an ensemble of paintings, sculptures, drawings, and engravings from artists like Derain, Delauney, Léger, Lhote, Masereel, Metzinger, Monteiro, Reth, and Survage, the collection illustrates the sports themed … Read more » “Geo Charles Museum”

The Castle of Écouen holds the exceptional collections of the National Museum of the Renaissance (Musée de la Renaissance). The castle was the property of Anne of Montmorency, an ardent collector of what we call today Renaissance art. The castle was covered with mosaics, works of glass, stained glass windows, panelling, friezes and painted landscapes, sculptures, … Read more » “Renaissance Museum”

The museum (musée de la Régence) shows the archaeological findings and history of the former capital of the Habsburg dynasty.

The permanent exhibition in Musée de l’Image presents the history of popular imagery from the 17th century onwards, its engravers, image-making centres and other issues and then proceeds to explain the functions of images: to edify, to entertain, to educate, to sell products. From religious images to morality tales for children, including propaganda images, paper theatres, … Read more » “Museum of Imagery”