Museums in Hauts-de-France, France
La Piscine - Musée d'art et d'industrie André Diligent de Roubaix
Roubaix, Hauts-de-France
Honestly, one of the most magical places I've ever visited is a museum in a swimming pool. La Piscine in Roubaix is exac...
Mining History Centre
Lewarde, Hauts-de-France
Believe it or not, this sprawling museum of light and life was once the Fosse Delloye, a deep, dark coal mine that emplo...
Somme 1916 Museum
Albert, Hauts-de-France
People come to the Somme 1916 Museum not just to learn history, but to feel it. Descending the long, cool stairs into a ...
Musée de Picardie
Amiens, Hauts-de-France
The Musée de Picardie is a rare and wonderful beast: a palace built not for a king, but for art itself. Conceived in the...
Museum of the Battle of Fromelles
Fromelles, Hauts-de-France
People come here, often from Australia and Britain, searching for a connection to a name on a war memorial back home. Th...
Bullecourt 1917, Jean and Denise Letaille museum
Bullecourt, Hauts-de-France
Tucked away on a quiet village street in northern France, the Bullecourt 1917 museum feels profoundly connected to the f...
Musverre
Sars-Poteries, Hauts-de-France
Musverre isn't your typical hushed art museum; it's a vibrant celebration of glass, a material that feels almost alive h...
Louvre-Lens Museum
Lens, Hauts-de-France
People don't come to the Louvre-Lens for the grandiosity of Paris; they come for the art, pure and simple. Housed in a s...
Palais des Beaux Arts
Lille, Hauts-de-France
You might not expect a world-class art museum to be hiding in France's often-overlooked north, but the Palais des Beaux ...
Château de Compiègne
Compiègne, Hauts-de-France
Just a short train ride north of Paris, the Château de Compiègne rises from the edge of a vast forest, a royal residence...
Museum Dunkerque 1940 Operation Dynamo
Dunkerque, Hauts-de-France
Forget the sterile white cubes of modern museums; this place has a pulse, a gritty, tangible history you can feel in the...
Port Museum of Dunkirk
Dunkerque, Hauts-de-France
You know how most museums feel a bit stuffy? This one is the complete opposite. Housed in this massive, red-brick former...
The Open Air Museum
Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Hauts-de-France
Tucked away in the leafy suburbs of Villeneuve-d'Ascq, this isn't your typical quiet museum. The air hums with the scent...
Matisse Museum
Nice, Hauts-de-France
What makes the Matisse Museum so special is that it's the only one the artist himself established, a deeply personal gif...
Flanders Museum
Cassel, Hauts-de-France
You might not expect to find one of France's most important collections of Flemish art tucked away in a small town like ...
Musée de la Chartreuse de Douai
Douai, Hauts-de-France
People don't just stumble upon the Musée de la Chartreuse; they make a pilgrimage for its remarkable collection of North...
Museum of the Great War
Péronne, Hauts-de-France
Tucked away in the quiet town of Péronne, right in the heart of the Somme battlefields, this is a museum that truly make...
Musée de l'Hospice Comtesse
Lille, Hauts-de-France
Stepping into the Musée de l'Hospice Comtesse feels less like entering a museum and more like wandering into a forgotten...
Museum of Fine Arts in Calais
Calais, Hauts-de-France
People don't just stumble upon the Museum of Fine Arts in Calais; they come for a specific, powerful reason: to stand in...