🇫🇷 French Museum Gem – La Piscine

"La Piscine" (The Swimming Pool) is one of the iconic highlights of Musée La Piscine in Roubaix, France. 🏊‍♂️✨ Originally built as an Art Deco swimming pool in the early 20th century, this stunning space was transformed into a multidisciplinary art museum, blending history, culture, and breathtaking architecture. The building itself is a masterpiece, preserving its original pool features—including the grand façade, intricate mosaics, and elegant curves. 🏛️💙 Inside, La Piscine showcases a diverse collection of paintings, sculptures, and industrial design, with a strong focus on 19th and 20th-century art movements, particularly modern art, decorative arts, and crafts. 🖼️🔨 The museum also highlights France’s golden age of decorative arts, featuring works by renowned artists and designers. The former swimming pool area is now a breathtaking exhibition hall, where the long rectangular space and skylights flood the room with soft, natural light, creating a serene yet dramatic atmosphere. 🌊☀️ Visitors can immerse themselves in art and history while surrounded by this unique fusion of past and present. #France #TravelFrance #ExploreFrance #FrenchMuseums #Roubaix