The Musée Toulouse-Lautrec is an

art museum An art museum or art gallery is a building or space for the display of art, usually from the museum's own collection. It might be in public or private ownership and may be accessible to all or have restrictions in place. Although primarily con ...

Albi Albi (; oc, Albi ) is a commune in southern France. It is the prefecture of the Tarn department, on the river Tarn, 85 km northeast of Toulouse. Its inhabitants are called ''Albigensians'' (french: Albigeois, Albigeoise(s), oc, albig ...

, southern

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, dedicated mainly to the work of the painter

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Comte Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa (24 November 1864 – 9 September 1901) was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist and illustrator whose immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of Paris in th ...

who was born in Albi. The 13th century building was originally the Bishop's Palace of

Albi Cathedral The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Cecilia ( French: ''Basilique Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi''), also known as Albi Cathedral, is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Albi. First built in the aftermath of the Albigensian Crusade, the grim ...

, next to it. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site that includes the cathedral.

The Bishop's Palace

The Bishop's Palace, or Palais épiscopal de la Berbi, was originally the residence of the bishop of

, located next to the museum. It is included in the same UNESCO historical site as the cathedral. The Bishop's palace was begun before the Cathedral itself, by Bishop Durand de Beaucaire (bishop from 1228–1254). It was built with the features of a fortress during the period when the Catholic Church was at war with the a heretical sect called the

Cathars Catharism (; from the grc, καθαροί, katharoi, "the pure ones") was a Christian dualist or Gnostic movement between the 12th and 14th centuries which thrived in Southern Europe, particularly in northern Italy and southern France. F ...

, which originated in

. Bishop de Combret, the next resident, further fortified his palace by connecting it to the Cathedral tower, twenty-five meters away. He added bastions and a machicoulis over the entrance, to drop heavy objects or boiling water on any attackers. The next owner, Bishop De Castanet, built a new wall around it and added Saint Catherine tower, which he linked to one of the towers of the cathedral. Later Bishops modified the palace by adding a new residence, a chapel and a French-style garden. and filled the interior with mosaics and art. In 1905, when the Cathedral and its properties were officially nationalised, and the Palace was given to the city of Albi for use as a museum. (Albi) Entrée du Musée Toulouse-Lautrec sur la place sainte Cécile.jpg, Entrance of museum (Albi) La tour Saint-Michel et la cour d'honneur du palais de la Berbie.jpg, Palais de la Berbie, home of the Toulouse-Lautrec museum Albi, Palais de la Berbie.jpg, Exterior of the Palais de la Berbie Garden of the Palais de la Berbie 06.jpg, The garden of the Palais de la Berbie

The Toulouse-Lautrec Museum

In 1922 the museum received an important collection of works by

, donated by his mother. The collection includes his last painting, ''Examination at the School of Medicine'', from 1901. The museum houses over a thousand works by and about Toulouse-Lautrec. It is based on a donation by Toulouse-Lautrec's mother after his death in 1901. (Albi) Au Salon de la rue des Moulins - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 1894 MTL.inv180( small).jpg, ''Salon in the Rue des Moulins'' by Toulouse-Lautrec (1894) Get lautrec 1901 examination at faculty of medicine.jpg, ''Examination at the Faculty of Medicine'' (1901), last painting by Toulouse-Lautrec

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The Bishop's Palace

The Toulouse-Lautrec Museum

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