Musée Pierre-Noël de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges

An inscription engraved on the modern part of the building recalls its original purpose, "museum of life in the High Vosges," but the collections now also feature a significant focus on contemporary art.

[2][3] Since the construction of the museum in 1977, the colonnade of the former episcopal palace built on the north side of the cathedral by architect Jean-Michel Carbonnar [fr] in 1782 provides access to this new space.

There, visitors can discover a covered staircase, the last vestige of the walls once built to consolidate the terrain of the church district created on the Mont, which notably provided access to an arm of the Meurthe, diverted since then.

The vast modern building opened to the public in 1977 incorporates this old staircase, classified as a historical monument like the colonnade.

Albert Ronsin directed the Museum and the Library from 1960 to 1990, while also writing a series of books devoted to the history of the city.