The links below offer an introduction to the arts in Limousin today: to galleries, exhibitions, artists and much more besides. The numbers in brackets refer to the Departments: Correze (19); Creuse (23); Haute-Vienne (87).

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Art Centre
Mais.. l'usine, Limoges (87)
Awaiting link and details

Museum
Musee Labenche, Brive (19)
City museum featuring a fine collection of c17th Mortlake Tapestries as well as having modern exhibition space

Art Centre
Centre d'Art Contemporain, Vassivireres (23, 87)
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Fantastic setting for an art centre: on an island in the middle of beautiful lake Vassiviere. Features permanent work as well as regular exhibitions

Museum
Musee du Cloitre, Tulle (19)
Museum in mediaeval city of Tulle with interesting collection of religious as well as contemporary art.

Museum
Musee National Adrien Dubouche, Limoges (87)
Museum with a nationally significant collection of porcelain, glass and ceramics.

Art Centre
Centre Culturel Jean Lurcat, Aubusson (23)
Aubusson is to tapestry what Limoges is to porcelain. Jean Lurcat revitalised the industry in the 1930's....

Artist
Jean-Auguste Renoir
Other links to follow
The French Impressionist. Born in Limoges in 1841.

Artist
Armand Guillaumin
Impressionist. His work have an almost expressionistic quality. Live, vivid colours in almost dreamlike landscapes.

Site of Interest
Fresselines, Creuse (23)
A beautiful area in the northern Limousin where many famous painters have visited.

Artist
Geoff Bunn
The British Conceptual artist; now based in the Haute-Vienne (87)

Museum
Musee d'Art Contemporain de Rochechouart (87)
Set in the Chateau in the fine old town of Rochechouart on the edge of the Perigord national park. The musuem has a truly outstanding collection of contemporary Art as well as regular exhibitions

Art Centre
Centre Artistique de la Vallee de la Creuse (23)
Exhibition centre in the Fresseline/Crozant area

Site of Interest
Crozant, Creuse (23)
A picturesque ruined castle overlooks a deep, rocky gorge. Painted by the likes of Monet etc..

Artist
Paul Rebeyrolle
Major c20th French artist. Link is to the Espace Paul Rebeyrolle. An exhibition venue in the old town of Eymoutiers (87).

Museum
Musee municipal de l'Eveche; musee de l'Email de Limoges (87)
City museum dedicated primarily to it's important collection of enamels. But also has paintings by Renoir etc..

Art Centre
Awaiting Link. Centre d'Art Contemporain de Meymac (19)
Awaiting details

Institute
Ecole nationale superieure d'art de Limoges, Limoges (87)
Arts College (Higher education) based in Limoges and Aubusson


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