Rude Museum — Attraction in Dijon

We went in by mistake; it was starting to rain and we ran to the entrance for shelter. At the entrance, I was awed by the sculptures, on the door we read entry was free so we went in.

Our boy got interested in the pamplets in the reception when the receptionist opened her window, said hallo and that we shouldn't touch anything. My boy doesn't know French and so he just stared at her.

A conversation ensues between my husband and receptionist; asking about where we come from, etc. She then opened a new box of assorted cookies, asked our kids (4.5yr & 6.5yr) to pick one, she packs a second and asks my husband and I to also pick one.

We say thank and went on further looking around and munching the cookies ( they were soooo good).

Am really glad that this "mistake"...

House in the former Church of Saint Etienne, it's a small museum but really impactful of works by or dedicated to the famous sculptor, François Rude. It's free and it's worth visiting. The first thing I noticed was the gigantic life size plaster cast of La Marseillaise from the Arc de Triomphe of l'Étoile in Paris. There are several busts and statues and most intriguing is the second room with the old castrum of Dijon with an archeological crypt and its gate. This section is gated off from the public but you can still marvel at its display framed by the old church's spectacular apse with its beautiful lancet windows. Absolutely...

It started raining as we were walking by this museum. As we had no real itinerary to speak of, we decided to duck in and were pleased to find admittance is free. We let the lady at the desk know where we were from and she welcomed us in. While I'm not a huge fan of museums, I always appreciate when they're free. We meandered for a bit, enjoying the various statues. My favorite section was at the back, where the oldest portions of the building can still be seen. Overall, a nice stop if you're just wandering...