





Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille
Lille
Second only to the Louvre in scale, this neoclassical palace houses three millennia of art beneath Gaetano Pesce's three-ton chandeliers. The building itself steals the show: contemporary installations transform vast halls of northern light into something alive and unexpected.
Second largest French museum
Gaetano Pesce chandeliers
Antiquity to 20th century
Neoclassical architecture
Tips
🏛️"second only to the Louvre"
🗺️don't miss the 3D miniature city maps in the basement
☕free bag storage and a cute café on-site
Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille
LilleOpens Friday at 10:00 AM






Second only to the Louvre in scale, this neoclassical palace houses three millennia of art beneath Gaetano Pesce's three-ton chandeliers. The building itself steals the show: contemporary installations transform vast halls of northern light into something alive and unexpected.
Second largest French museum
Gaetano Pesce chandeliers
Antiquity to 20th century
Neoclassical architecture
Tips
🏛️"second only to the Louvre"
🗺️don't miss the 3D miniature city maps in the basement
☕free bag storage and a cute café on-site