Museum of La Cour d'Or — Attraction in Metz

Though this museum holds excellent Roman and Medieval collections, it fails to present these in an informative and educational way, with objects being only summarily explained and contextualized and a lot of emphasis instead being placed on collection history. This is a missed opportunity, as with the richness of the museum's holdings it would be well-possible to illustrate various aspects of the city's history and the cultures and beliefs of its ancient inhabitants. Instead, the museum - in line with its section on the fine arts - seems content to present its pieces as art rather than for their historical value, much depending on the visitor's own knowledge and interest (or lack thereof) for a deeper understanding of the broader context and function of the objects on display. Although an attempt has been made to at least show the exhibits in a temporal sequence by using a rigid chronological route through the museum, this attempt fails as well, due to the often unclear path, frequent nooks, hidden niches, and need to traverse back part of the wat you came. Consequently, the visitor finds themselves directing more attention towards finding the condoned way through the museum, rather than figuring out the temporal context that this route is meant to convey. It is also rather frustrating that you can't easily get where you might want to go without traversing extensive sections of the museum.

Notwithstanding, I can still recommend the museum, if only for the mentioned beauty of their collections. Also, when we were there, they had an excellent exhibition on Bronze Age Europe, which was not only very impressive in terms of objects exhibited, but also seems to have been much better in terms of contextualisation and information-provision than their permanent exhibition - though I should immediately add that we had run out of time when arriving at this part of the visit (another downside of the museum's rigid visitor's route). However, in contrast to the rest of the museum, information in the temporary exhibit was only...

A beautiful museum that takes a bit of getting used to it's complex settings. It's set up in association with the municipal library of Metz and you can still see part of the Carmelite Chapel in the reception hall where you purchase the entrance ticket. Paintings exhibitions are limited but this museum is absolutely packed with medieval arts and artifacts and history of this beautiful city of Metz. It really need a great deal of time to explore the museum especially if you are interested in the history and the Gallo-Roman antiquities collections. It's wheelchair friendly and absolutely welcoming ambience for all ages especially children. One of the most impressive part of my visit is the friendly staffs who always greet you when you enter an exhibition room, a rarity in most museums I've visited! It's really worth visiting. It costs €5 to enter...

This museum was amazing!!! What an unexpected delight. If you are in Metz, I highly recommend setting aside plenty of time to explore this incredible installation. My family and I stopped by this Spring on a lark and are so happy that we did. The museum is easy to navigate (numbers on the floor & directional arrows), helpful and knowledgeable staff who were very friendly and offered plenty of tips (even though our French is not very good). You can get an idea of Metz from Gallo- Roman times through medieval and continue through a beautiful gallery of paintings. All in all a very well presented collection and free of charge! What a gift. We will certainly visit again the next time we are in Metz. I highly recommend...