The Musée de l'Ancien Évêché (Museum of the Former Bishopric) is a departmental museum located in
Grenoble
Grenoble ( ; ; or ; or ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of the Isère Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region ...
, France and dedicated to the
Isère
Isère ( , ; ; , ) is a landlocked Departments of France, department in the southeastern French Regions of France, region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère (river), Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019. heritage through the history of its Bishop's palace. Inaugurated in 1998, it is settled in the former Bishop's palace, near
Grenoble Cathedral
Grenoble Cathedral () is a Roman Catholic church architecture, church located in the town of Grenoble, France. It is a national monument, and is the seat of the Bishop of Grenoble (since 2006 Bishop of Grenoble–Vienne).
History
The first mention ...
. The museum gives access to the remains of an early Christian baptistry and to a section of the
vestiges of the Gallo-Roman wall in the basement of the building.
Permanent exhibition
The permanent exhibition ''Isère through History'' displays items and paintings relating to the development of Isère from pre-history to the present day. The museum also shows regularly temporary exhibitions of local artists. In December 2014, a public garden was inaugurated near the entrance.
Temporary exhibitions
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Diodore Rahoult from November 2013 to May 2014
* ''The Alps of''
Doisneau from November 2012 to September 2013
*
He Yifu''. The journey of a Chinese painter in the Alps '' from November 2010 to February 2011
*
Jules Flandrin''. works from 1889 to 1914'', from November 2008 to April 2009
*
Grenoble
Grenoble ( ; ; or ; or ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of the Isère Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region ...
. ''Visions of a city'', from November 2007 to April 2008
*
Alexandre Debelle, from February 2006 to May 2006
* '' The Isère heritage in comics'', from November 2004 to May 2005
* ''Painter (s) in
Proveysieux'', from October 2003 to May 2004
* ''Carthusian monasteries in Europe'', from October 2002 to May 2003
*
Abbé Calès, ''a man, an artist'', from September 2001 to April 2002
* The
Tour du Pin triptych, from April 2000 to July 2001
Access
The
B tramline: Notre-Dame-Musée station.
See also
*
Cularo
References
External links
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Museums in Grenoble
Archaeological museums in France
History museums in France
1998 establishments in France
Monuments historiques of Isère
Episcopal palaces