Museum of Modern Art André Malraux — Attraction in Le Havre

Extremely unassuming from the outside; the building looks quite austere and unwelcoming. But, as they say, never judge a book by its cover.

Inside, this modern art facility is fabulous, with an extremely varied mix of art representing several genres and eras across generations (and, indeed, centuries). From Manet to, indeed, Monet, French artists are expectedly well represented here, but there are plenty of other pieces on display from a myriad of artists to appreciate too. If a particular style isn't to your taking, you can be guarantee that around the next corner that there will feature something completely in contrast to what you just observed; if you cannot find anything to appreciate in the gallery, then perhaps art isn't for you!

It's an extremely polished but relaxing atmosphere; the perfect location to stroke your chin and pretend to understand the paintings you're looking at. I mean, I don't need to pretend, as I know exactly what each and every painting represents; I am merely referring to the riff raff who bundle off of nearby cruise ships and go into the nearest venue for something to do. The fact I was on a cruise and would have never have otherwise visited this art gallery is purely coincidental!

In all seriousness though, a brilliant gallery with a good number of staff and invigilators on hand to help. Very reasonable entry price too. I never used the café as it was too busy, but from a pure art and culture standpoint,...

A couple of months ago I went to most of the headline museums in Paris, but this is the best art museum I have visited in France this year. The core collection is made up of a lot of sketches and a few fully worked up paintings by local impressionist artist Eugene Boudin. There is a whole wall of sketches from along the nearby coast, plus another of really charming cow pictures. Alongside this is a collection of more and less well known late 19th and early 20th century names (including Renoir and Pissaro), but I thought many of the highlights were by artists I didn't recognise. There is one fabulous example of pointilism plus two genuinely magnificent busts of a man and...

Excellent museum but when I first entered with a party of 4 I had been walking a long way from the ship. I asked a young lady at the desk for the Water Closet and when she looked at me with no understanding I said Toilett. She handed me a plastic token and pointed me to the lockers. After going past 8 or 10 students in the locker I discovered that she had intentionally directed me in the wrong direction. When I returned to the front desk she had gone. There was another young lady at the desk who understood me immediately when I spoke the same words. She kindl y directed me...