Municipal theatre

The municipal theatre, in Dijon

The municipal theatre of Dijon is an elegant neoclassical building, a high place of the cultural life of the town. The Dijon audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this temple of the lyric art, with a majestic colonnaded façade, near the Church of Notre-Dame.

The neoclassical opera of the town

The municipal theatre, or Grand Théâtre of Dijon, is one of the main cultural buildings of the town. Built at the beginning of the nineteenth century, it was designed in the neoclassical style then in vogue, which was inspired by ancient architecture. Its majestic façade is preceded by an imposing portico of columns, which gives it the appearance of a Greek temple and marks the landscape of the district. Inside, its Italian-style hall, elegant and equipped with boxes, has hosted for generations operas, concerts and shows. Located in the immediate vicinity of the Church of Notre-Dame, in the heart of the historic centre, the theatre is a high place of culture and artistic life of Dijon. With its careful architecture and its programme, the municipal theatre perpetuates the musical and lyric influence of the Burgundian town.

What to see

You admire the elegant neoclassical building of the beginning of the nineteenth century, its majestic façade with a portico of columns evoking a Greek temple, and its Italian-style hall that hosts operas, concerts and shows, near the Church of Notre-Dame. The municipal theatre is a high cultural place of Dijon. It is a stop for lovers of culture, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The municipal theatre lies in the heart of the historic centre of Dijon, near the Church of Notre-Dame, reachable on foot. You admire its façade from outside; the shows follow their own programme and hours, which vary. It is best to check the agenda before coming.

What is the style of the municipal theatre of Dijon?

Of neoclassical style, built at the beginning of the nineteenth century, it presents a majestic façade with a portico of columns evoking a Greek temple, and an Italian-style hall that hosts operas and concerts.

Where is the municipal theatre of Dijon?

In the heart of the historic centre of Dijon, near the Church of Notre-Dame, in France.