When you're a student, culture is a luxury. That's a shame, because Lille and its metropolitan area are full of museums just waiting for you! Le Mâle saint comes to the rescue with a list of establishments you can visit for free.
You're probably thinking that you have to spend a few bucks to visit a museum and get your fill of culture. Not at all! Many establishments offer free access to their permanent collections - you just have to be in the right place at the right time.
To help you in your quest, I've selected 7 museums in Lille and the surrounding area that are free on the first Sunday of the month. If you know of any others, don't hesitate to share your tips in the comments.
In Lille
The Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille
Visitors are drawn to the museum's collections of French and European paintings (Van Dyck, Courbet, Delacroix...), sculptures (Rodin, Carpeaux, Claudel...), its Middle Ages and Renaissance department, and its relief maps of some 15 towns fortified by Vauban.
> Free on the 1st Sunday of each month, during Museum Night and Heritage Days.
Place de la République, Lille
Lille Museum of Natural History
We go there for: its fossil collection, its zoology area offering a wide variety of species and, if you like beasts, its insectarium.
> Free on the 1st Sunday of each month, during Museum Night, Heritage Days and the Fête de la science.
19 rue de Bruxelles, Lille
The Hospice Comtesse Museum
We go there for: its setting, a former medieval hospital, its chapel and its medicinal garden.
> Free on the 1st Sunday of each month
32 rue de la Monnaie, Lille
In Roubaix
La Piscine, André Diligent Museum of Art and Industry
We go there for: its setting, in a really cool former Art Deco swimming pool, and its collections of drawings, textiles and fine arts.
> Free on the 1st Sunday of each month
> Free admission every Friday for students (permanent collection + temporary exhibitions)
23 rue de l'Espérance, Roubaix
La Manufacture des Flandres - Musée Atelier du Textile
We go there to: immerse ourselves in the world of textile mills and its very playful side.
> Free on the 1st Sunday of each month
25 rue de la Prudence, Roubaix
In Tourcoing
The MUba Eugène Leroy
We go there for: its contemporary art collections and the art of previous centuries (Boilly, Rembrandt, Leroy...).
> Free on the 1st Sunday of each month, during Museum Night and Heritage Days.
2 rue Paul Doumer, Tourcoing
In Villeneuve d'Ascq
Le LaM
We go there for: its immense collection of modern art, contemporary art and art brut. On the menu: Picasso, Léger, Miro, Braque, Deacon... Its park and temporary exhibitions are also well worth a visit.
from article: https://lemalesaint.fr/articles/visiter-musees-gratuits-lille
