Musée Ingres Bourdelle

The Musée Ingres Bourdelle (In English: Ingres Bourdelle Museum) is located in Montauban, France. It houses a collection of artworks and artifacts related to two famous artists natives of that town, painter Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres and sculptor Antoine Bourdelle, as well as their own collections and other works of art. History The building was commissioned by Pierre de Bertier in 1664. The structure belongs chiefly to the 17th century, but some portions are much older, notably an underground chamber known as the Hall of the Black Prince (Salle du Prince Noir). It served as the bishop's palace before the French Revolution , then became the town hall. As the town hall, it was also used for public events: on 2 September 1844, the pianist, Franz Liszt , performed a recital there, at a time when Lisztomania was at its height. In 1851, Jean Auguste Dominique. Collection During World War II , the Musée Ingres served as one of the temporary places of storage for the Mona Lisa , evacuated from the Louvre at the beginning of the war. A renovation carried out between 1951 and 1958 made Musée Ingres a modern institution according to the designs of the time, equipped with additional inventories. Expanded, modernized and digitized, the museum now covers 2,700 m2 with new spaces, improved accessibility, a new museography, a conservation cabinet housing Ingres's drawings, an entire floor devoted to the work of Antoine Bourdelle, rooms for temporary exhibitions.