Museum of Fine Arts : the facade of Honor

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Do you really know Jean Moulin? His career, his first act of resistance, his fight and the message he left to France? It is a tribute in pictures to the most famous prefect of Eure-et-Loir which awaits you at the Museum of Fine Arts in Chartres.

Prefect, Resistance fighter, but also artist, relive the highlights of the life of Jean Moulin. Re-discover Jean Moulin through his various works: pictures, paintings, epistolary accounts, historical posters...

And what better place to pay tribute to him than the façade of the Musée des Beaux-Arts, located near his former office in Chartres!

Artistic design : BK Digital Art Company

Chartres en lumières celebrates Christmas

From November 29th to January 5th, the most beautiful monuments illuminated by Chartres en lumières are decked out in Christmas colours.

Find out about all the Christmas illuminations

A little history

Classified as a historical monument in 1906, this former episcopal palace has been used as a set for several films. Today it houses a rich collection of ancient and modern art (Zurbaran, Chardin, Vlaminck, Soutine...) and an important Oceanic collection.

To know more about the Fine Arts Museum and its exhibitions