Museums in Upper Normandy

Musée de la mer et de la pêche
76400 Colleville

The Musée des Terre-Neuvas et de la Pêche, closed in 2012, was a space dedicated to the maritime history of Fécamp (Seine-Maritime), celebrating the morutière and herring fishery in Normandy.

Musée des Métiers du Bois
27350 La Haye-de-Routot

The Maison du sabotier de La Haye-de-Routot, located in the Eure region of Normandy, is a traditional cottage housing an ethnographic museum dedicated to the sabots and sabotiers' know-how.

Musée des Beaux-Arts
76000 Rouen

The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, founded in 1801 in the city centre, is one of the richest provincial museums in France, housing exceptional collections of paintings, sculptures and graphic arts from the 15th to the 21st century.

76200 Dieppe

Dieppe Castle Museum, listed as a Historical Monument in 1862, is a medieval military castle overlooking the bay, home to a museum rich in maritime and artistic collections since 1923.

Musée des Artistes peintres célèbres
27620 Giverny

The Claude Monet Foundation in Giverny is a 19th century artist's house surrounded by remarkable gardens, located in the Norman village where the painter lived 43 years.

76490 Anquetierville

The Victor Hugo Museum, located in Villequier, Normandy, is a house transformed into a museum in 1959, dedicated to the life and work of the writer, as well as to his family and literary entourage.

Musée de la céramique
76000 Rouen

The Musée de la Céramique de Rouen, located in the Hôtel d'Hocqueville (17th century), exhibits 5,000 pieces of earthenware, including Rouenian masterpieces from the 16th to 18th centuries. Ranked a historic monument, it celebrates Norman ceramic art.

Musée des arts textiles et de la tapisserie
76210 Bolbec

L'Atelier-musée du textile de Bolbec, Normandy, is a museum housed in an old textile factory. It traces the entire chain of cotton work through passionate volunteers.