Strasbourg Museum of Fine Arts — Attraction in Strasbourg

Honestly, apart from a few notable paintings ( the Giotto of course should be seen - it’s wonderful; a couple of Rubens, a Tintoretto) theres not a lot here to keep your attention, and it’s a shame, really. (The gallery hasn’t changed in the 30 years I’ve been away so that’s saying something) The galleries are still cramped, poorly lit, and - strangely - there’s no garde-robe, so expect to lug your backpacks around held in front of you ( except of course if you’re French - it’s really almost laughable to watch the guards target foreigners with this silly rule yet let the French carry their backpacks on their backs. It’s as if we can’t be trusted though I’ll wager it wasnt a foreigner that knocked off the Louvre this week!) Anyway, overall the price is fairly high for what’s really a low tier gallery, though if combined with the other 2 museums as a day pass ‘might’ be justified. (Though they are in a sense just as dreary and tired.) Free entrance bathrooms downstairs - just walk in to the right of the billetrie and down the stairs - tickets aren’t taken til you enter the galleries proper. Either this museum will remain the same, or in the storied French tradition, there will be some monumental “re thinking” of the building itself and some starred architect will end up being commissioned to wrap the whole darn thing in glass and aluminum ( I’m looking at you, Gare...

The museum houses a good collection, including Netherlandish, Italian, and French painting, from the Middle Ages to the 19th century. You can find Giotto, Raphael, Botticelli, Piero di Cosimo, Tintoretto, Vouet, Claude Lorrain, Rubens... here. I love the painting by Valentin de Boulogne. Beware that the signs are all in French, although you can ask for an audioguide. The souvenir shop has a lot of choices in postcard, which is quite nice as you can buy one with your favourite paintings.

It was a shame that the upper gallery was to be closed for the whole year. And I give only 4 stars because they closed the room for 17th-century Netherlandish painting without notice either from the staff member nor from the website. I was greatly disappointed for not being able to see the fine de Hooch painting.

Overall, there is room for improvement in the visitor experience in Palais Rohan. I would recommend Musee de l'Oeuvre Notre-Dame,( just next to the Palais), which did a better job.

p. s. I was not told there's a locker so I had to carry my backpack in the front, an inconvenience...

We recently visited the Fine Art Museum of Strasbourg, one of three museums located within the landmark Rohan Palace at Place du Château. Entry is €7.5 per adult. It is included with the 1 or 3 Day Pass for the city museums as well.

The museum occupies the first and second floor of the Palace and offers a fair representation of European artworks between the 13th and 19th centuries. Works by Old Masters such as Memling, Pieter de Hooch, Jordaens, van Dyck, Giotto, Correggio, Botticelli, Rapheal, Veronese, Tintoretto and El Greco amongst others are on display.

We spent around 75 minutes browsing the collection leisurely. One could certainly do so comfortably in 45 minutes as well if visiting with limited time or if hoping to combine with visits to one or more of the other museums here at the...