Museums in the Nord Pas-de-Calais

59287 Guesnain

The Lewarde Mining Historical Centre, near Douai, is a museum and archives center dedicated to three centuries of mining activity in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, located on the former Delloye pit (1931-1971).

59000 Lille

The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lille, founded in 1801 under Bonaparte, is one of the oldest French museums. Located in a neoclassical palace in 1892, it houses major European collections, from antiques to Impressionist works.

59600 Maubeuge

The Henri Boez Museum, located in Maubeuge, Hauts-de-France, is a municipal museum founded in 1878, rich in local archaeological and artistic collections, marked by a turbulent history linked to world wars.

Lace Museum
62100 Calais

The Cité internationale de la Lace et de la Fashion, installed in an old 19th century lace factory in Calais, celebrates the history of mechanical lace and its impact on contemporary fashion. This unique museum combines industrial heritage and exceptional textile creations.

Museum of Fine Arts
62100 Calais

The Musée des beaux-arts de Calais, inaugurated in 1966 in Pas-de-Calais, houses a rich collection of French, Flemish and Dutch works, in an emblematic building of Reconstruction.

War Museum 14-18
62000 Arras

The Carrière Wellington in Arras is a medieval underground network transformed into a memorial of the First World War, located in the Hauts-de-France. This historic site illustrates the Battle of Arras of 1917 and the lives of the Allied soldiers.

Museum of Fine Arts
62000 Arras

The Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras, located in the former Abbey of Saint-Vaast since 1825, houses collections rich in Flemish, Italian and French paintings, as well as major works such as the Neuf Muses de Baglione and the Mays de Notre-Dame de Paris.

War Museum 39-45
62570 Helfaut

The Coupole d'Helfaut, a centre of history and memory, is an emblematic monument located in Helfaut, in the Hauts-de-France region. Its historical role remains rooted in local collective memory.