Musée national de Port-Royal des Champs

Musée national de Port-Royal des Champs

The Musée national de Port-Royal des Champs
Established 1953
Location Chemin des Granges 78114 Magny-les-Hameaux
Coordinates 48°44′39″N 2°00′58″E / 48.74417°N 2.01611°E / 48.74417; 2.01611
Type Art museum
Visitors 20 280 (2007)
Website port-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.

References

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


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