About Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille
Created by Napoleon's 1801 decree to bring great art to the regions, the Palais des Beaux-Arts opened in Lille in 1809. Its current Belle Époque building dates from 1892 and underwent a major renovation in the 1990s.
The collection spans Flemish, Dutch, French, and Italian schools, with celebrated works by Rubens, Goya, Delacroix, and a remarkable group of medieval and Renaissance sculpture.
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