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Musée national de Port-Royal des Champs

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Musée national de Port-Royal des Champs
The Musée national de Port-Royal des Champs
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Established1953
LocationChemin des Granges 78114 Magny-les-Hameaux
Coordinates48°44′39″N 2°00′58″E / 48.74417°N 2.01611°E / 48.74417; 2.01611
TypeArt museum
Visitors20 280 (2007)
Websiteport-royal-des-champs.eu

The musée national de Port-Royal des Champs is an art museum situated at the place of the former Port-Royal-des-Champs Abbey in the commune of Magny-les-Hameaux, in Yvelines.[1] The museum features 17th and 18th-century paintings and engravings, including a series that depicts the religious life of the former abbey.

Visitors can also explore the 30-hectare estate which includes the ruins of the abbey and a 13th-century dovecote.

History

In 1952, the State bought the building called Petites écoles and its extension. Since 1953, the museum organization was left in Bernard Dorival's care. The building was inaugurated on June 14, 1962 in the presence of André Malraux.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Musée national de Port-Royal des Champs". Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau. Retrieved 8 July 2016.

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