Musée des Beaux-Arts André Malraux

The Malraux Art Gallery, opened in 1961 and containing many impressionist paintings, is situated in the general area from which the picture Impression, soleil levant was painted

The original art gallery had been destroyed in the bombing and this museum claims to be the first French museum to be reconstructed after the war.

It was opened by André Malraux himself, the Minister of Culture at the time, and later became the first of the 'Maisons de la Culture' which were instituted in France in the 60's, for the express purpose of decentralizing the arts from Paris. This latter function moved to the purpose-built Volcan in the 80's.

In the adjacent photo, the gallery is the "darker" building at the extreme right.


Eugène Boudin has over 220 of his paintings on show. Although Boudin was born in Honfleur, he does have connections with Le Havre - he received financial from the Arts Society to study painting in Paris. Boudin also encouraged Monet who has obvious connections with the town. A number of impressionist paintings stress the connection between Le Havre (and the surrounding area) with the impressionist movement.

The side of the gallery facing the Bassin is almost totally composed of glass, as shown in the adjacent photo.