The Museum of Fine Arts is really worth a visit by kokoryko
The brochure of this museum says it is one of the biggest museums of Aquitaine.Located in a 1930 style building, it is a bit an eclectic museum, with paintings from the 15th to 20th centuries, of various origins (Dutch and Italian mainly, with of course, local and French paintings). Many sculptures and modern art are also displayed. The museum organises also thematic temporary exhibitions (2-3 per year).
Not easy to tell about all what is in this museum in one tip; the entrance is quite impressive with the monumental Deveria flanked by the smaller paintings and sculptures on the left and right stairs (main picture). On the basement you will discover 2 Rubens (picture 2) on the left and late Italian Renaissance paintings on the right. You will not find Manet?s Dejeuner sur l?herbe but ?le Déjeuner dans la serre? from Louise Abbeme above a A. Boucher sculpture (picture 3), better seen from the stairs, with other paintings around.; from the other stair you may like these 3 beauties (Tango from Berges,on the right, a ?Bacchante? by Etcheto, and the more anonymous Dupuy (Mme Chinon et son colley) on the left (picture 4). Upstairs right you may admire this ?wedding in Laruns? from local painter Capdevielle (picture 5).
Entrance: 3 Euros