Grenoble Museum

Grenoble Museum is housed in a purpose-built building, it is one of the oldest municipal museums in France, and its collection in the first half of the XX century was considered the richest collection of works of art - ancient and modern. The museum is located on the Lavalette area. Throughout its history, it is several times moved from one building to another. The museum was founded in 1798 and its grand opening was held on the last day of 1800. Initially, the museum occupies four rooms of the former bishop's residence. The founder of the museum was made professor of drawing by Louis-Joseph Jay, one of the students who was himself Stendhal. Director Jay initiated the collection of money for the purchase of exhibits for the new museum. In the early years of his museum's collection consisted of only about three hundred paintings and sculptures.