--- title: "Musée des Beaux-Arts de Beaune: Reopened 2026, What to See" description: "Reopened 19 September 2026 in the Porte Marie de Bourgogne: 6,000 years of collections, Flemish painting and Beaune-born Félix Ziem. Allow 1 to 1.5 hours." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-des-beaux-arts-beaune lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/musee-des-beaux-arts-beaune.png --- # Beaune Fine Arts Museum (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Beaune) > Beaune Fine Arts Museum: Beaune's fine arts museum, reopened in 2026, from Neolithic finds to the Venetian views of Félix Ziem. Beaune Fine Arts Museum is in Beaune. Opening hours: 19 September to 31 December: every day except Tuesday, 10:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 18:00 · Allow 1 to 1.5 hours. Beaune's fine arts museum occupies the Porte Marie de Bourgogne, on the southern edge of the old town. After a period of temporary exhibitions, its permanent collections reopened on 19 September 2026. They span some 6,000 years, from local archaeology to Flemish painting and the work of the Beaune-born painter Félix Ziem. ## Key facts - Type: Museums - Location: In Beaune - Coordinates: 47.0215, 4.8398 - In Beaune itself - Open 19 September to 31 December - Allow 1 to 1.5 hours - Where: [Beaune · Côte-d'Or](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/beaune) - Official website: [beaune.fr](https://www.beaune.fr/culture-et-loisirs/les-musees-de-beaune/) - In Beaune, where your driver is based. - €290 for a [half-day wine tour](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) starting here, up to 4 guests ## Getting there Coming by train or plane? [Transfers from stations and airports](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers) ## History The collections began in 1850, when the curator of the town library, Jules Pautet, started gathering works of art and archaeological finds. The museum opened to the public in 1853 in the former Ursuline convent, now the town hall, and moved in 1871 into the convent's old chapel. After the Second World War, the curator René André reorganised it into three sections: fine arts, archaeology and local history. In 2002 the museum moved to the Porte Marie de Bourgogne, a former wine merchant's building bought by the town in 1996. A renovation in 2017 added exhibition and teaching space. The permanent collections returned to the spotlight in September 2026, with well-known works shown alongside pieces recently acquired, restored or rarely displayed. The collections also give a large place to local artists, such as the painters Hippolyte Michaud and Émile Goussery. ## What you will see The route runs through time. Early rooms show finds from local digs, such as the Molle-Pierre cave and the Saint-Étienne necropolis, along with Egyptian objects. Then come Flemish and Dutch paintings of the 16th and 17th centuries and French art of the 18th century. A large section is devoted to Félix Ziem, known for his Orientalist scenes and views of Venice. Modern pieces include works by Le Corbusier and Paul Day. ## Opening hours and tickets - Opening hours: 19 September to 31 December: every day except Tuesday, 10:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 18:00 The museum reopened on 19 September 2026, and its admission prices are still to be announced. Checked on 1 October 2026 on [the official site](https://www.beaune.fr/culture-et-loisirs/les-musees-de-beaune/). ## Planning your visit Allow an hour to an hour and a half. The museum is a short walk from the Hôtel-Dieu, so the two combine well in a morning. Large bags are not allowed inside, but lockers are provided at the entrance, and the building is accessible to visitors with reduced mobility. ## Did you know? Félix Ziem was born in Beaune in 1821, the son of a Polish immigrant. His Caïque devant Sainte-Sophie is the most recent of his paintings to enter the museum's collections. ## Around Beaune Fine Arts Museum What to combine with Beaune Fine Arts Museum on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/beaune) (1 km away): The wine capital of Burgundy, with the Hôtel-Dieu, old ramparts and cellars beneath its streets. - [Chorey-lès-Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/chorey-les-beaune) (4 km away): A village on the gentle land just north of Beaune, known for supple and fruity reds. - [Pommard](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pommard) (4 km away): A red-wine village between Beaune and Volnay, known for deep, firm Pinot Noir. ### Châteaux - [Château de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-beaune) (1 km away): Louis XI's fortress in the Beaune ramparts, now home to the Bouchard Père & Fils wine house. - [Château de Challanges](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-challanges) (3 km away): A 19th-century country house in a wooded park south-east of Beaune, now a hotel. - [Château de Pommard](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-pommard) (3 km away): A Régence château of 1726 and a 20-hectare walled vineyard at the entrance to Pommard. ### Things to do - [L’Atelier des Bonbons](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/atelier-des-bonbons-beaune) (1 km away): Watch artisan confectioners cook and shape hand-made sweets in a small Beaune workshop. - [Alain Hess Cheese Shop (Fromagerie Alain Hess)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/fromagerie-alain-hess-beaune), 1 km away: Beaune's master cheesemonger on the place Carnot, and the creator of the Délice de Pommard cheese. - [Marché aux Vins](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/marche-aux-vins-beaune) (1 km away): Taste Burgundy wines in the cellars and chapels of a medieval Franciscan church facing the Hôtel-Dieu. ### Restaurants - [Le Carmin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-carmin-beaune) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Christophe Quéant's poised, product-first cooking in a Renaissance house on place Carnot - [Clos du Cèdre](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/clos-du-cedre-beaune) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A winemaker's mansion by Beaune's ramparts, with a starred kitchen and a cellar of over 1,000 wines - [Table de Levernois](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/table-de-levernois) (4 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A Relais & Châteaux country house outside Beaune, with its own kitchen garden and 1,800 wines ### Events - **Friday 13 – Sunday 15 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Vente des Vins des Hospices de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/vente-des-vins-hospices-de-beaune): Burgundy's great charity wine auction, first held in 1859 and now staged each November in Beaune's covered halls. (Wine auction · Beaune) - **Saturday 10 – Sunday 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Salon de dégustation Pains Vins Fromages](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/salon-pains-vins-fromages-beaune): Bread, cheese and wine under Beaune's covered halls, run by the town's tourism students. (Food & markets · Beaune) - **Friday 16 – Sunday 18 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Vignobles en Scène](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/vignobles-en-scene-beaune): An October weekend of one-off wine experiences along the Route des Grands Crus. (Wine festival · Beaune and the Côte de Beaune) - **Friday, 13 November 2026 – Tuesday, 5 January 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Lumières à Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/lumieres-a-beaune): Light projections on Beaune's landmarks, every evening in summer and from the Vente des Vins to early January. (Culture · Beaune) - **Friday 13 – Saturday 14 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Semi-Marathon de la Vente des Vins de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/semi-marathon-vente-des-vins-beaune): Burgundy's best-known half marathon, run through Pommard, Volnay and Meursault on the Vente des Vins weekend. (Sport · Beaune) - **Friday 13 – Saturday 14 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Fête des Grands Vins de Bourgogne](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fete-des-grands-vins-de-bourgogne): Every Burgundy appellation in one hall, poured by the growers themselves, on the Vente des Vins weekend. (Wine festival · Beaune) - **Wednesday 2 – Sunday 6 December 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Beaune Blues Boogie Festival](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/beaune-blues-boogie-festival): Five nights of boogie-woogie, blues and swing in Beaune's theatres and wine cellars. (Music · Beaune) - **Saturday 12 – Sunday 13 December 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Le Festi’Noël](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festi-noel-marche-de-noel-beaune): Beaune's Christmas market by the Porte Marie de Bourgogne, with crafts, treats and mulled wine. (Christmas · Beaune) - **Thursday 1 – Sunday 4 April 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Festival Beethoven à Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-beethoven-beaune): A spring chamber music festival devoted to Beethoven, led by the cellist Sung-Won Yang. (Music · Beaune) - **Each year over several weeks in late spring and early summer, usually ending in early July** · [Mois des Climats](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/mois-des-climats): A festival of visits, walks and tastings celebrating Burgundy's UNESCO-listed Climats. (Culture · Beaune and the Côte-d'Or vineyards) - **Usually Ascension Thursday, in May, with staggered departures from late morning** · [Beaune Saveurs de Vignes](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/beaune-saveurs-de-vignes): A gourmet walk through Beaune's vineyards, with growers pouring at every stop. (Wine festival · Beaune) - **Usually four consecutive weekends in July** · [Festival international d’opéra baroque de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-opera-baroque-beaune): Since 1983, a summer festival of baroque opera in the Hôtel-Dieu courtyard and Beaune's historic churches. (Music · Beaune) - **Late September, over four days from Thursday to Sunday (24 to 27 September in 2026)** · [Festival d’automne Jazz O’Verre](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-jazz-o-verre-beaune): Four days of jazz in Beaune at the end of September, in the spirit of a good glass of wine. (Music · Beaune) - **Early October, on a Saturday, with starts from late morning (3 October in 2026)** · [L’Automnale](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/l-automnale-beaune-cyclos): An autumn cycling tour of the Côte and Hautes-Côtes de Beaune, from 44 to 90 km. (Sport · Beaune) ### Guides about Beaune Fine Arts Museum - [Beaune in one day](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/beaune-in-one-day) - [Tasting on a Sunday or a Monday](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/wine-tasting-burgundy-sunday-monday) ## Questions about Beaune Fine Arts Museum ### How long does a visit to Beaune Fine Arts Museum take? For the visit, allow 1 to 1.5 hours. ### When is Beaune Fine Arts Museum open? Opening days and times change during the year, so check the official website (beaune.fr) before you go. Your driver can plan the day around them. ### Is Beaune Fine Arts Museum a UNESCO World Heritage site? Yes. Beaune Fine Arts Museum is part of a site inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. ### Can a private driver take us to Beaune Fine Arts Museum? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you visit and plans the rest of the day with you. The driver speaks English, French, Mandarin Chinese and Arabic. → [Half-day wine tour, €290](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) ## Book - [Book](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&option=half&place=sight:beauxarts): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - --- Canonical page: