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Origin and history

The Greuze Museum originated in a cash bequest made in 1866 by Mrs. L. A. Perrot, allowing the creation of a museum and a drawing school at the City Hall of Tournus. Inaugurated in 1869, he was transferred in 1894 to the former Benedictine convent, where he was enriched with donations and acquisitions until his reorganization between 1958 and 1968. Closed in the 1990s for old age, it was permanently installed in 2000 in a wing of the Hôtel-Dieu, a building built under the reigns of Louis XIV, Louis XV and the Revolution, with some 19th century developments.

The Hôtel-Dieu houses a variety of collections: Burgundian archaeology, works by painter Greuze and local artists, as well as a 17th century apothecary. The latter, from the Maison de Charité de Tournus, is distinguished by its transitional woodwork Louis XV-Louis XVI, its pharmacy pots and its medical books. The pavement, adorned with a central rosette and a five-pointed star, is a rare example preserved in Burgundy. The patient rooms and closed beds of the 17th and 18th centuries complete this exceptional hospital heritage.

The Greuze Museum is labeled Musée de France and is located at 21 rue de l'Hôpital in Tournus, Saône-et-Loire. His interest lies as much in his architecture as in his collections, reflecting the medical, artistic and social history of the region. The site, accessible via museum-greuze.fr, offers a unique testimony of the hospital and artistic practices of past centuries.

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