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Origin and history

The Mainssieux Museum was created in 1989 in La Buisse to preserve and exhibit the studio background of the painter Lucien Mainssieux, as well as his personal collection. This collection includes more than 1,000 paintings, 6,000 drawings, sketchbooks, illustrated works, personal objects and the entire archives of the painter. The works exhibited mainly cover the 19th and 20th centuries, reflecting the influences and artistic exchanges of Mainssieux with major figures such as Matisse, Marquet, Rouault, Picasso and Flandrin.

The museum highlights both the artistic production of Lucien Mainssieux, marked by a preference for landscapes and testimonies of his life in North Africa, and the works of his contemporaries, including painters from the Lyon and Dauphin schools. To ensure accessibility, the museum has been redesigned in accordance with the Handicap Act of 2005, with equipment such as an elevator, touch-tables, audio-guides in audio description and suitable routes.

The museum is labeled Musée de France and is distinguished by its location in La Buisse, although some sources mention an administrative address in Voiron (Isère). Its heritage reflects the richness of artistic exchanges between the late 19th and the first half of the 20th centuries, while offering an immersion in Lucien Mainssieux's personal and professional world.

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