Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon

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Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon (French)
The Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon
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Established	1801
Location	20, place des Terreaux 69001 Lyon, France
Coordinates	45°46′1″N 4°50′1″E / 45.76694°N 4.83361°E / 45.76694; 4.83361
Type	Art museum
Website	mba-lyon.fr

The Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon (French: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon) is a municipal museum of fine arts in the French city of Lyon. Located near the Place des Terreaux, it is housed in a former Benedictine convent which was active during the 17th and 18th centuries. It was restored between 1988, and 1998, remaining open to visitors throughout this time despite the ongoing restoration works. Its collections range from ancient Egyptian antiquities to the Modern art period, making the museum one of the most important in Europe. It also hosts important exhibitions of art, for example the exhibitions of works by Georges Braque and Henri Laurens in the second half of 2005, and another on the work of Théodore Géricault from April to July 2006. It is one of the largest art museums in France.^[1]