Ingres Bourdelle Museum

The Ingres-Bourdelle museum

The Montauban audio-guided tour presents you with the Ingres-Bourdelle museum, an overwhelming brick building installed in the former episcopal palace of the seventeenth century, on the quays of the Tarn.

The legacy of two children of the country

A simple municipal museum at its beginnings in 1820, the establishment knew a new fame when the famous Montauban painter Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, who died in 1867, bequeathed to the city all of his studio works: more than four thousand five hundred drawings, some sixty canvases and a violin, his second passion. The museum then adopted his name. Later, the sculptor Antoine Bourdelle, another child of the city, donated more than seventy of his compositions, completing the present name.

What there is to see

Magnificently renovated between 2017 and 2020, the museum offers a modernised scenography presenting the works of Ingres and Bourdelle, between permanent and temporary exhibitions. It also houses workshops, a bookshop and a tea room. Installed in the former episcopal palace at the edge of the Tarn, it is one of the great museums of the region, not to be missed.

Practical information

The Ingres-Bourdelle museum is on the quays of the Tarn, in the centre of Montauban. It can generally be visited all year round according to hours that may vary depending on the season. It is advisable to check the conditions of access and the prices before the visit.

Why is the museum called Ingres-Bourdelle?

In tribute to the painter Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, who bequeathed his works in 1867, and to the sculptor Antoine Bourdelle, who donated his; both born in Montauban.

In what building is the Ingres-Bourdelle museum?

In the former episcopal palace of the seventeenth century, a vast brick building on the quays of the Tarn, renovated between 2017 and 2020.