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 Berny Hotel Museum in Amiens dans la Somme

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Somme

Berny Hotel Museum in Amiens

    Rue Victor Hugo
    80000 Amiens
Musée de lHôtel de Berny à Amiens
Musée de lHôtel de Berny à Amiens
Musée de lHôtel de Berny à Amiens
Musée de lHôtel de Berny à Amiens
Musée de lHôtel de Berny à Amiens
Musée de lHôtel de Berny à Amiens
Musée de lHôtel de Berny à Amiens
Musée de lHôtel de Berny à Amiens
Musée de lHôtel de Berny à Amiens
Musée de lHôtel de Berny à Amiens
Musée de lHôtel de Berny à Amiens
Musée de lHôtel de Berny à Amiens
Musée de lHôtel de Berny à Amiens
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Timeline

Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1633-1634
Initial construction
1636
Richelieu stay
1785
Reconstruction of the portal
1856-1860
Restoration and additions
1934-1935
Construction of Zodiac Pavilion
1957
Legacy to the city of Amiens
1966
Opening of the museum
1993
Historical Monument
2006
Closure for work
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The hotel (Case AI 142): by order of 11 February 1993 - The unprotected parts of the hotel comprising: the fence walls and the two entrance doors, rue Victor-Hugo and rue de l'Amiral-Courbet; the cobbled courtyard of honour and all the elements of the building: the well, the driveway of the cobbled Chanoines, the fountain and the balustrade with a garden, the statue of Mayor Antoine de Berny by Auguste Carvin; the house of the Chanoes in its entirety and the grassed garden accompanying it; the entire garage, located in the axis of the aisle of the Chanoines; the building of the communes, to the right when entering the courtyard of honor, in full; the house with an art-deco decor, n° 32, rue Victor-Hugo, in total; the whole orangery; the annex to the house of the seventeenth century in its entirety; the Zodiac pavilion in full, including woodwork; all the gardens representative of the exterior arrangements where nature holds its place: the Japanese garden, the cloister garden, the French garden on the terrace, the Moorish garden, the parterres and the axial aisle at the back; the entire building adjacent to the Moorish garden (Box AI 117, 140 to 142): inscription by order of 11 May 2009

Key figures

Gérard de Berny - Senator of the Somme and patron Legate of the hotel and collections.
Cardinal de Richelieu - State man Stayed at the hotel in 1636.
Marquis de Landreville - Owner in the 19th century Sponsor of commons and restorations.
Frères Duthoit - Sculptors and decorators Ornate facades and interiors around 1860.
Louis Henry Antoine - Architect Designed commons under the Second Empire.
Pierre-Adrien Choquet - Abbevillois painter Author of the decorations of the Zodiac pavilion.
Frères Huet - Sculptor cabinetmakers Creators of the pavilion woodwork.

Origin and history

The Musée de l'Hôtel de Berny, located in Amiens, Hauts-de-France, is a former mansion built between 1633 and 1634 for the Treasurers of France of the generality of Picardie. In the Louis XIII style, it combines brick and stone, with a house and two typical pavilions from the early seventeenth century. The hotel was remodeled in the 19th century, especially during the Second Empire, where the Marquis de Landreville built communes by architect Louis Henry Antoine, while the Duthoit brothers decorated facades and interiors. In 1636 Cardinal de Richelieu stayed there during the siege of Corbie. After the Revolution, the hotel became a private property before being acquired in 1866 by Charles de Berny, then bequeathed to the city in 1957 by Gérard de Berny to make it a museum dedicated to art and picardic history.

Gérard de Berny, the last owner, enriches the hotel with various collections: Louis XV and XVI furniture, 17th century tapestries, 18th century woodwork (including those of the La Fayette salon), Art Nouveau ceramics and Art Deco, as well as works by Lagrenée, Isabey and Choderlos de Laclos. He also built the Zodiac Pavilion in 1934-35, adorned with woodwork by the Huet brothers and paintings by Pierre-Adrien Choquet. Piled during World War II, the hotel was restored by Gérard de Berny, who bequeathed it to Amiens. The museum opened in 1966, labeled Musée de France, before closing for work in 2006.

The gardens, designed by Gérard de Berny, combine four distinct styles: a Japanese garden, a French-style garden with a central basin, a romantic cloister lined with ivy, and a Moorish garden. These spaces house fountains, sculptures and monumental vases, reflecting the eclectic nature of the owner. The hotel, classified as a Historic Monument in 1993, also includes protected elements such as the fence walls, the cobbled court of honor, or orangery. Its architecture and collections bear witness to regional history, artistic influences from the 17th to 20th centuries, and the passion of a patron for Picardy heritage.

External links

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Official website
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Official website

Conditions of visit

  • Conditions de visite : Ouvert toute l'année
  • Contact organisation : 03 22 91 81 12