New for 2015: five great French museums

Here’s our pick of five hot museums to head to in 2015:

Monnaie de Paris

The old Paris mint building is now a museum featuring major exhibitions plus a Guy Savoy-helmed restaurant.

• www.monnaiedeparis.fr

The Giants of the Renaissance

This spectacular multimedia show in the monumental caves of the Carrières des Lumières in Baux-de-Provence opens March 6.

• www.carrieres-lumieres.com

Fondation Vincent van Gogh

This new museum in Arles showcases Van Gogh’s artistic heritage and how his oeuvre still resonates in
the contemporary art field.

• www.fondation-vincentvangogh-arles.org

Hôtel de Caumont

A new art centre in Aix-en-Provence which opens in May and will host two main shows per year, including a Canaletto exhibition.

• caumont-centredart.com

Musée Bordelle reopens

The Paris museum will re-open after work to improve accessibility and restore Antoine Bourdelle’s studio.

• www.bourdelle.paris.fr/en

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