Musée Art Brut — Attraction in Montpellier

This is a very interesting museum. The art comes from people who come from the edges of society, so the real interest is in reading the stories behind each artist. Having a good hold of written French might help out a lot though. In my estimation, the best part of the museum is behind the garden where you can see the artist workshop, which is preserved, and a collection of his finest work. There is a book in the bookshop that is on the inside of the museum that is worth checking out if you can read good French. The books there will help you have a greater understanding of what...

This was a real joy to discover well worth making the effort. As well as being one of my favorite museums in Montpellier, it has a world class collection of outsider art. I used to run a gallery in New York and knew a number of the artists, but more importantly discovered many more. And the building and gardens are light and bright and a pleasure to stroll through. It's a fun and enlightening place to visit with the art well displayed, plentiful and various. Lots of cafes and restaurants en route so easy to enjoy. Highly...

A small but richly populated museum of outsider art from the 20th century. It was absolutely overwhelming how much of interest there was to see here. We spent 1.5 pleasant hours reading the biographies of the fascinating artists and viewing their art. We live in London and wish our own cultural institutions would celebrate untrained art in this way. One of the best galleries we have been to - we...