The Fine Arts Museum of Limoges

This large 18th-century-style building, designed by the Brousseau brothers, used to be the town's Bishop palace.
The building was also used as a fire station as well as a hospital. It was restored from the 1802 concordat, onwards into the 19th century:
- Its chapel kept its altar, and above it, the painting by Suvée representing Saint Louis adoring the relics of the Passion, in a frame sculpted by
Babel (1772) but in the second half of the 19th century, a Neo-Romanesque tabernacle, tapestries, an Aubusson carpet, and stained-glass windows were added on.
The Episcopal palace was unoccupied at the end of 1906 when the law separating the Church and the State was applied. The building became a registered Historical Monument on September 16th 1906. It was acquired by the city of Limoges and in 1912, became the municipal diocese museum, and more recently, the Limoges Fine Arts Museum. The museum now houses many treasures: a unique collection of enamel from all over the world (Medieval "Champlevé" copper enamel, painted Renaissance enamel, as well as Art Deco and Contemporary enamel), Impressionist paintings (particularly by famous artist Renoir, who was born in Limoges), pieces that date back to the Gallo-Roman and Ancient Egyptian eras...