musee des beaux arts andre malraux

BigBrightBlueSky

Where do you start with a museum like this? Staggering collection of Eugene Boudoin's local paintings. But also some nice Renoir's and a handful of Monet's (although the Waterlilies is not on of the best).There are several areas of old masters from the old Le Havre art gallery, destroyed by bombing in September 1944, including some rather nice van der Velde's.Perhaps the most poignant are several of the last paintings by Camille Pissaro, including The Outer Harbour. After visiting the gallery, you can wander along the Quai de Southampton to the spot where he painted it.The layout on the ground floor is superb, but the upper floor feels a little cramped.I could go back again and again. And I shall.

TeacherProf

This is probably the top attraction in Le Havre, especially for art lovers. The museum is right on the harbor. The galleries are bright and attractive, and there are a number of notable paintings. (They say they have the largest collection of impressionist paintings in France after the Orsay.) It is definitely worth a visit.

AbdullaE

The museum is well located opposite the Le Havre Plague. It contains wonderful pieces of art to enjoy especially those for Monet.

SteveStead

If you are using the Le Havre ferry it is worth planning to spend a couple of hours in this delightful gallery.Predominately but not exclusively it shows the work of 19th century artists working in northern France and shows that Monet and others weren't just fair weather artists but worked in uncomfortable and difficult environments too.I particularly liked the way it demonstrated the influence of Boudin on the work of Monet. The gallery being purpose built makes good use of natural light to illuminate the works and create a very pleasant ambience to enjoy the works on display.There are good facilities here although when we visited (a Sunday afternoon) the cafe was so full we couldn't even get a coffee.

764robind

Clear building, nicely located, with space for paintings. And the permanent exhibition is worthy too with great impresionnist paintings.

4johng4

Situated at the entrance of the port and facing the sea, the gallery, built of glass and steel from 1952 to 1961, is light and airy thanks to its immense windows. The spacious rooms are arranged over two floors.Its main attraction is the extensive collection of impressionist paintings by Manet, Monet, Boudin, Renoir, Sisley, Pissarro. Other 19th century pre and post impressionist painters are well represented: Corot, Courbet, Degas, Vuillard, Matisse, Van Dongen, Leger, Duffy. This must be one of the largest collections of 19th and early 20th century paintings of the French school.Our visit coincided with a temporary exhibition by Nicolas de Stael entitled Northern Lights- Southern Lights. Most of the exhibits were striking interpretations of coastal scenes of the Channel and of the Mediterranean. These were of bold designs, just short of pure abstraction, created with blocks of strong but harmonious colours. This exhibition closes on the 9th November.The full tariff is 9 euros per adult; the ticket is valid all day. This represents very good value for a collection of this size and quality.

RobertvRoot

The views from the museum are beautiful and ever changing.The Nicolas de Staël exhibition was amazing and very well presented. Finally an abstract style I can appreciate.Very bright and pleasant building.

FriederikeM_12

The perfect museum to show the beautiful paintings of this amazing Russian-Belgian painter! His Northsea skies are as a mirror to the sky outside! It's a temporary exposition , so hurry up! Not speaking of the building himself!

marais75012

I came for a temporary exposition (de Stael), which was worthy of a Paris exhibition, but the permanent collection is also surprisingly good. The museum has an excellent restaurant with a view to the port, but reservations are highly recommended.

LucaT706

We went to Le Havre to see the port and this museum. This musem has local painters as well as famous ones like, Monet etc. This museum is very nice and is a must if you go to Le Havre.

endrju_74

We're a bit concerned visiting this place with 6-year old boy, knowing that this is biggest modernism paintings collection in France outside Paris. We thought we would be stuck there for ages and our child would be bored to death. How wrong we were! Great gallery, superbly modern building inside and out. Great layout allowing you to plan your journey across museum to your own pace. And all those paintings come flying in front of you and your kids. Highly recommended!

395peterk

This is a small, well chosen and well-presented collection. There are some delights here, including a range of Dufys over his whole career and quite the most wonderful Renoir you will ever see.

normandyt

After years of ignoring Le Havre as we rushed from the dock to our holiday destination, recently news of this museum took as back to this underestimated town.Even on a wet Normandy day, the Muma museum is a delight. Overlooking the harbour inside it is spacious, well lit and stuffed full of amazing art.Big fans of Raoul Dufy we were not disappointed, a wide range of his art is on view, rich in colour in that way only Raoul Dufy can paint - well except for his brother Jean. But we could not find any Jean Dufy paintings at Muma. A little about the brother's tragic relationship here:http://www.normandythenandnow.com/an-eye-for-beauty-in-le-havre/Also at MuMA are Monet, Boudin and many many more. We will be back!

211jimg

This is a medium sized modern art museum on the sea front at the concrete city of La Havre. Good variety of the usual masters, with some surprising originals. We were confronted with several staff smoking right outside the main entrance, not the most welcoming greeting.worth a couple of hours, if in the area.

AnaK648

I adore going to museums, but most of them – particularly the larger ones – make me tired. Not so this one. It has some gorgeous paintings, but not an overwhelming amount. The Dufy and Boudin collections are outstanding. Most of the paintings offered the viewer an exceptional impression of Le Havre and environs. The entire wall of Boudin paintings took the viewer back to the time of Proust, particularly his Trouville works. My favorite Dufy responded to a poem by Apollinaire. There are other works and special exhibits, of course, but the impressionist and post-impressionist collection is really the gem in the crown. My favorite painting outside than the (post)impressionist collection is an anonymous Renaissance portrait of a woman by the French school. A visit to this architecturally stunning museum is a must during a rainy Le Havre afternoon. A real downer, however, is the English translations on many (I mean many) of the artworks’ titles. They range from incompetent to quite humorous. Maybe the translations were done by google or some other translation software. What a shame for such a fine collection!