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Musee des Beaux-Arts
20 Place des Terreaux, Lyon, 6900, France
+33 4 7210 1740
site: Musee des Beaux-Arts
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Since 1803, Musée des Beaux-Arts has housed premier collections and exhibition. Today it boasts of more than 700 paintings, 300 sculptures and thousands of objets d'art, including antiquities, coins and medals. The ground floor houses the refectory and chapel (formerly the church of St Pierre), containing 19th- and 20th-century sculptures. The first floor includes Egyptian, Greek and Roman (before 200BC) antiquities; the second floor is dedicated to paintings from the 15th-20th centuries. Two book and gift shops and a refreshment area are on site.

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Tues-Sun 10am-6pm

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