Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon
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The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon is a museum of fine arts opened in 1787, in Dijon, France. It is one of the main and oldest museums of France.[1] It is located in the historic city centre of Dijon and housed in the former ducal palace which was the headquarters of the Burgundy State in the 15th century. When the duchy was assimilated to the Kingdom of France, the palace became the house of the King. In the 17th century, it became the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy following a project by Jules Hardouin-Mansart.
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Established | 1787 |
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Location | Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy Dijon, 21000 France |
Visitors | 262 654 (2022) |
Director | Sophie Jugie |
Website | beaux-arts.dijon.fr |
Since 2006, the museum has been in a process of full renovation and extension. First, the work focused on one part including the renovated route "Middle-Ages – Renaissance", inaugurated on 7 September 2013. The fully-renovated museum displaying 1500 works of art in 50 different rooms was inaugurated on 17 May 2019 in the presence of the Minister for Culture Franck Riester, the former French President François Hollande and the Mayor François Rebsamen. Attendance soared with 230,000 visitors6 recorded at the end of October to reach 315,000 at the end of 2019.[2]