Visit Musées de Sens
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www.musees-sens.fr
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Musées de Sens
THE MUSEUMS WILL BE CLOSED FOR RENOVATION IN 2025.
A veritable "museum palace"! Housed in the former Archbishops' Palace, right next to the Cathedral, the Museums of Sens bring together three rich collections (from the State, the City of Sens and the Archaeological Society):
- The Cathedral Treasury: considered to be one of the largest in France and Europe, it contains an exceptional collection of antique fabrics, gold and silverware, splendid 15th-century tapestries, liturgical vestments, ivories, enamels and other religious artefacts.
- The Gallo-Roman collections, from excavations carried out in the Sénonais region. The Gallo-Roman sculptures evoke the monumentality of the public buildings that made up the city of Sens (Agedincum) between the 1st and 3rd centuries. The impressive collection of funerary stelae, installed underground, will not leave you indifferent! Mosaics, architectural blocks (cornices, capitals, columns) and the reconstruction of the façade of a thermal bath complete your visit.
- Works from the Marrey donation, which includes paintings by (among others!) Brueghel, Boudin and Watteau de Lille, sculptures (including two bronzes by Rodin), and a unique collection of furniture designed by the wrought-iron artist Raymond Subes and ceramics by J. Mayodon.
The painting room also houses a collection of paintings from the 15th to the 19th centuries (Guido Reni, Delorme, Rochegrosse), as well as contemporary works by artists working in Sénonais, or with a link to the region.
Since 2021 and the bicentenary of the death of Napoleon I, a room has been dedicated to the Emperor: a collection of Napoleonic memorabilia including, among other items, the hat worn by Napoleon I at Waterloo and his mounted hunter's outfit from his exile on St Helena.
Exhibitions are frequently held in the Orangerie and Palais Synodal buildings. The Museums also organise lecture series and various events throughout the year.
A veritable "museum palace"! Housed in the former Archbishops' Palace, right next to the Cathedral, the Museums of Sens bring together three rich collections (from the State, the City of Sens and the Archaeological Society):
- The Cathedral Treasury: considered to be one of the largest in France and Europe, it contains an exceptional collection of antique fabrics, gold and silverware, splendid 15th-century tapestries, liturgical vestments, ivories, enamels and other religious artefacts.
- The Gallo-Roman collections, from excavations carried out in the Sénonais region. The Gallo-Roman sculptures evoke the monumentality of the public buildings that made up the city of Sens (Agedincum) between the 1st and 3rd centuries. The impressive collection of funerary stelae, installed underground, will not leave you indifferent! Mosaics, architectural blocks (cornices, capitals, columns) and the reconstruction of the façade of a thermal bath complete your visit.
- Works from the Marrey donation, which includes paintings by (among others!) Brueghel, Boudin and Watteau de Lille, sculptures (including two bronzes by Rodin), and a unique collection of furniture designed by the wrought-iron artist Raymond Subes and ceramics by J. Mayodon.
The painting room also houses a collection of paintings from the 15th to the 19th centuries (Guido Reni, Delorme, Rochegrosse), as well as contemporary works by artists working in Sénonais, or with a link to the region.
Since 2021 and the bicentenary of the death of Napoleon I, a room has been dedicated to the Emperor: a collection of Napoleonic memorabilia including, among other items, the hat worn by Napoleon I at Waterloo and his mounted hunter's outfit from his exile on St Helena.
Exhibitions are frequently held in the Orangerie and Palais Synodal buildings. The Museums also organise lecture series and various events throughout the year.
Hours :
Self-guided tours: 1 June to 30 September, daily (except Tuesdays), 10 am to 12.30 pm and 2 pm to 6.30 pm. From 1 October to 31 May, Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays, 2pm to 6pm, and Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 6pm. Museums closed on 1 January, 1, 20 and 21 May, 11 November and 25 December 2024.