Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon
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The
Museum of Fine Arts of 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.
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