The Toulouse-Lautrec museum in Albi is a place of international reference for the work of the artist born in Albi. The Palais de la Berbie offers him one of the most beautiful settings in the city. Art lover or curious, this visit stands out as an unforgettable moment.
Toulouse-Lautrec, a unique collection in the world
The mTL collection in Albi is no less than 219 paintings, 563 drawings, 183 lithographs.Youth paintings, major portraits, paintings of brothels, prints on the show world, advertisements and late works make it an exceptional collection. Each stage of his production is represented, highlighting his gift of observation, his talent as a draftsman, his precise line of significant detail. The visit route is enriched with information panels. To visit the museum is to meet the man, this Albigensian of whom the city is so proud. Whether you are curious or an art lover, put a visit to the museum on your agenda; it is recommended to spend at least 1 hours there.
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- The first rooms are devoted to his early works representing his family, his friends and his favorite theme animals
- then little by little the visitor is taken into the Parisian universe : brothels and especially the world of entertainment, circus
- Room after room, we follow the evolution of this atypical artist.
Animations, guided tours, conferences
La visite de l’invité mystère au Musée Toulouse-Lautrec
Anniversary of the birth of Toulouse-Lautrec > From October 15 to January 12
160 years ago, on November 24, 1864, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born in Albi. Before becoming an internationally renowned painter, the young Henri painted
pages of his cschool notebooks and notebooks of quickly sketched drawings. An artist in the making, he enjoyed reproducing what he saw and letting his imagination run wild by sketching characters and horses.
The Toulouse-Lautrec Museum invites its visitors to discover some of Lautrec's early works on its permanent exhibition. this precocious genius.
The Berbie Palace, an exceptional setting for this museum
Built in the XNUMXth century, Berbie Palace, former residence of the Bishops, alone evokes the power of the Bishop of Albi. The fortress loses its defensive aspect from the XNUMXth century and then becomes a palace with a residential vocation; the place d'armes is arranged in classic garden, and the walkway turns into a promenade. To visit the museum is to discover the Palais de la Berbie : vaulted brick rooms, large lounges and period parquet floors, painted or coffered ceilings... Updated during the museum's renovation, you can admire theone of the most important XNUMXth century glazed terracotta floors. in this part of the museum very precisely, you will be in the former courtroom of the inquisition.
Good plan Albi City pass
Entrance included at the mTL
With the city pass, enjoy a admission to the Toulouse-Lautrec museum permanent collections and temporary exhibition.
Also enjoyaccess (included in the pass) to discover the Grand Choeur and the Treasury rooms of the cathedral and in addition to many reductions for your visits and activities
And also, a collection of Modern Art
On the second floor of the Palace, a collection modern art allows you to discover the art of the first half of the 1712th century. Works of ancient art are presented in the ceremonial salons of the palace (Guardi 1793-1593, Georges de La Tour 1652-XNUMX), and galleries evoke the history of the monument built by the bishops in the XNUMXth century and of the Episcopal city of Albi listed as World Heritage.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, descendant of the Counts of Toulouse
Henri Marie Raymond of Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa comes from one of the largest aristocratic families in the South West, descendant of the counts of Toulouse. His father, Count Alphonse de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa and his mother Adèle Tapié de Céleyran were first cousins. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is born in Albi at the Hôtel du Bosc, but he will spend a large part of his childhood in the maternal property the Bosc Castle in Camjac in Aveyron. As a teenager, the young Henri suffered a fracture of the left femur and then of the right leg. Suffering from pycnodysostosis, a hereditary bone disease, his growth was stunted. His legs will remain very short, he did not exceed the height of 1,52 meters. He died at only 37 years old, leaving an immense work composed of +700 paintings, 275 watercolors, 369 lithographs. He is buried in Verdelais in Gironde.
If my sons kill a woodcock, it gives them 3 pleasures: the shot of a gun, the shot of a fork and the shot of a pencil.
| Admission fees | Min. | Max. |
|---|---|---|
| Adult |
10 € | - |
| Student fee |
5 € | - |
| Jobseeker |
5 € | - |
| Adult group |
8 € | - |
