Musée des Beaux-Arts de Pont-Aven

The Musée des Beaux Arts de Pont-Aven also known as Museum of Pont-Aven was created in 1985 with the support of the French Museum Department and the Finistère Conseil Général.

The modern wing built in 1985 is reserved for exhibitions and the old wing, which was renovated in 1987, houses a historical reconstruction of Pont-Aven at the end of the 19th century as well as the permanent collection dedicated to the Pont-Aven School.

Some key dates marking the genesis of the museum The objectives of the Museum Artists within the collection:

Émile Bernard: La croix aux saintes femmes, 1894
Gauguin: Deux têtes, 1894
Henry Moret : Falaises en Bretagne, 1898
Sérusier: Portrait Marie Lagadu, 1889