En anglais maintenant. Best museum I have seen about any…read moreregion's history. Four stories that walk you chronologically from Neanderthal artifacts from the area, weapons and coins from medieval times (even someone's "piggy bank" of iron coins found buried 8' underground in a treasure chest), French Revolution writings, and even a movie cataloging the hippy 1970s in the area. And it's free to visit in an ancient church built on Roman ruins. The bookstore has an incredible inventory of short historical books about any topic or era of interest from the region. Don't miss it, just steps from the Grenoble art museum.

From the owner: Histoire et patrimoine de l'Isère Le musée de l'Ancien Evêché se trouve dans l'ancien palais des…read moreévêques de Grenoble où, dès le 4ème siècle, on venait de toute la région recevoir le baptême. Les travaux d'aménagement du musée ont permis de restaurer et de pouvoir ainsi mettre en valeur des vestiges de première importance comme le rempart romain, la porte viennoise, le baptistère ainsi que divers éléments architecturaux de l'ancien palais. La visite démarre au sous-sol du Palais des évêques : on longe l'ancien rempart et on passe la porte viennoise. On arrive ensuite dans le baptistère, qui se trouve sous la place Notre-Dame (sa restauration permet d'évoquer la cérémonie du baptême telle qu'elle se pratiquait au début de l'ère chrétienne). La visite se poursuit dans l'ancien palais où l'on peut admirer de nombreux vestiges du bâtiment : on passe dans la cour d'honneur et on fini dans les jardins de l'évêché. Ne pas oublier les deux salles du rez-de-chaussée, où trois maquettes et de

This place is awesome! AND FREE. Did you read that? FREE! FREE! FREE!…read more Seriously, GO HERE. This is a ruins from the 4th and 5th Century with a Cathedral that was built in the 12th Century. And it IS FREE. Parking can be tricky, but I can't recommend this museum enough. You walk in and are greeted by very helpful employees who let you know that not only is the museum free, but there is also a guided audio tour....FREE as well. They helped us pick our language and sent us to roam. You walk into the main museum and it is spooky. Lights are dimmed and there is creepy music playing, like monks singing in a hall or something. It's cheeky, but fun and soon you are fascinated by the history of this place. There are bones from bodies all over the place and I found it odd that you could reach out and actually touch them if you so desired (we did not, out of respect). The audio provided a lot of historical tidbits that we found very helpful. The whole tour maybe lasted 30 minutes but it was just great. You learn so much and it is so surreal standing around folks who walked this earth in the 4th Century. Take your kids (they need to learn this stuff!) and take yourself. You won't regret it!

From the owner: Un site exceptionnel Dans l'un des plus anciens quartiers de la ville, le musée propose un voyage…read morepour remonter le temps jusqu'aux origines du christianisme. Si la renommée du site est acquise, grâce en particulier à son sanctuaire des premiers temps chrétiens pourvu d'une crypte exceptionnelle du VIème siècle, la réalisation de récents travaux a permis de mettre en valeur toute la richesse de cet ensemble architectural classé monument historique. Le musée donne à voir la majeure partie des collections issues des fouilles. La mise en valeur de l'église et de son cloître utilise les moyens numériques les plus spectaculaires pour donner aux vestiges archéologiques tout leur pouvoir d'évocation. Près de deux mille ans d'histoire de Grenoble s'offrent à vous !

Even though a small museum, they have a great collection. Particularly impressionist work. Part…read morefrom the art, I liked the building too, architecture-wise, and the fact that hardly any artificial lighting is needed on the main floor!

From the owner: Un des musées les plus prestigieux de France Le musée de Grenoble offre au regard des visiteurs de…read moremagnifiques collections d'art ancien et d'art moderne. Il propose ainsi un parcours de l'histoire de l'art du 13e siècle au 20é siècle. En parcourant ses 60 salles vous pourrez admirer des oeuvres des grands maîtres de la Renaissance, du classicisme en passant par l'impressionnisme pour finir sur des chefs d'oeuvre de l'abstraction. Le musée de Grenoble dispose également d'une riche collection d'Antiquités égyptiennes.

From the owner: Un magnifique musée entouré du Jardin des plantes L'édifice construit au sein du Jardin des Plantes…read moreaccueille plus de 80000 visiteurs par an et propose de découvrir l'évolution du règne animal ainsi qu'une belle collection permanente sur les minéraux et sur la montagne. Avec près de 1,5 millions de spécimens, l'établissement figure parmi les plus grands muséums de province.Après une longue période de sommeil, le bâtiment, conçu par l'architecte Paul Benoit Barillon dans la période 1848-1851, et son contenu vont être rénovés et remaniés en 1991. Le Muséum présente désormais un visage moderne dans une architecture maintenue dans son style XIX ème siècle, avec une succession de salles aux thèmes bien définis.

This was a lovely surprise in Lyon. The collection here is not the Louvre but it's extensive enough…read moreacross centuries representing antiquities all the way to impressionism. For roughly €10 well worth spending the afternoon between all the walking and eating in the city.

It's a museum!!! How do you not like museums???? Plus this one was in the square. And it was free…read morethat day!

From the owner: Un musée de société Crée en 1906 à l'initiative d'Hippolyte Müller, son premier conservateur, le…read moreMusée dauphinois est installé dans l'ancien couvent de Sainte-Marie-d'en-Haut (classé monument historique). Après une histoire mouvementée, le bâtiment a été restauré à l'occasion des jeux olympiques de Grenoble en 1968. Sa spécificité est de vouloir être, avant tout, un musée de société, c'est-à-dire un éclairage sur l'histoire contemporaine grâce aux enseignements de l'histoire passée. C'est une des raisons pour laquelle ce musée touche à tant de domaines du patrimoine de l'ancienne province du Dauphiné et, plus largement, des Alpes françaises : archéologie préhistorique et historique, histoire, ethnologie, patrimoine industriel et arts décoratifs régionaux. A l'exception de "Gens de l'Alpe", présentation de la vie rurale en montagne au XIXème siècle et de "La Grande histoire du ski", le musée Dauphinois ne présente pas d'exposition permanente, mais de nombreuses expositions temporaires

I had seen online that the Museum of Natural History was free and pretty big in Geneva; Switzerland…read morecan get pretty expensive so it was a priority for me to find things that were free. I spent maybe an hour there in general; I forgot that Natural History Museums are just... taxidermied animals. There were many different kinds of animals, marine life, and rocks. However, not all of them are real (such as a dodo bird), and they lump many different kinds of animals together that would not live in the same habitat in real life, which they depicted on maps. Explanations for the animals are in French and English. It is definitely child-friendly, and children would likely enjoy it more than I, an adult with some time to kill. About a half-hour walk from the lake uphill but also very close to the art museum. For a Sunday, it was very quiet. I did like that they had a real (live) turtle as well, very cool --------- J'ai lu sur internet Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle est gratuite et large dans la Ville Genève. En générale la Suisse est chère ; était une priorité pour moi visiter les endroits gratuits. À mon avis, c'était un musée d'histoire naturelle typiquement, avec les taxidermies (mais toutes des animaux ne sont pas empaillés, il y a beaucoup aussi dans plastique). Il y a beaucoup des animaux, de la vie marine et des minérales. Il y a une tortue vivante. Malheureusement, il y a beaucoup des animeaux ensemble qui ne peuvent jamais vivre ensemble et habitent dans des territoires différents dans le monde, mais ils sont ensemble dans le musée. C'est un peu bizarre. Les descriptions pour tout le musée sont dans les langues français et aussi en anglais. Les enfants voulaient ce musée , mais pour moi c'est moyen. Le musée est 30 minutes à proximité du lac et dans les dimanches c'est calme.

Free to the public. We went on a weekday and it was virtually empty. Every floor is dedicated to a…read moredifferent type of animals. It's a great way to spend a few hours of free entertainment.

Great museum with hundreds of horological items that can easily constitute a 2+ hour visit. For the…read moreprice, it is a must-see for any collector. Do note that the vast majority of exhibition text is in French and that the English text is scant (only for major exhibits and introductions to new periods or significant historical events). We did not use audio guides or join an official group tour. Though the exhibits progress from the 1600s to the early 2000s and are genuinely COOL, there is a lack of cohesion or progression and on top of that you're making awkward, jagged turns to follow the ascending numerical order of the exhibits. The space feels completely maxed out. The vast majority of visitors seem to have a truly difficult time following any preset order after turning the first corner of the two most dense floors. Though anyone could enjoy a short visit, it is disappointing that some of the absolute basics of watches that the average person would want to know about (how does a manual wind actually work, what is an automatic movement, what is meant by "complication," what is quartz, tell us more about the pocket watch to wristwatch thing, why are holy trinity watches so expensive, etc) are simply not addressed. The production quality of the video that is screened in the auditorium is DECENT but it ends abruptly almost as if the bureaucrat in charge of its funding just stepped in one day and said to the producer "okay--done!" Compared to the rest of the media put out by Patek, it's not a good reflection of the brand.

For my 3000th review. Super special place. This has got to be one of the coolest museums I've ever…read moreseen in my life! If I could get this place 10 stars I definitely would. I have admired Patak Philippe watches in all the fashion magazines for many decades. So this was a huge event for me to be able to come to their museum. The museum is just like their shops, beautiful and elegant, super clean with white gloves. The museum has three levels and you can get an audio guide on the first floor. There's also periodic watch making demos you can join to watch a real live factory technician talk about watchmaking by hand. The amount of gorgeous watches from historical times to now, contains many priceless masterpieces. I especially love the ones with the music box and trinkets that moves. It is absolutely fascinating amazing to see. One of the coolest museums I've ever been in the world. Absolutely recommend!

Insane museum with exceptional art and history collections, plus very well-written historical…read moreexplanations in French / English for art and French only for historical artifacts. Was very lucky to come during their Tonutopie art installation, which transformed the museum's central courtyard into this circus tent-style psychedelic inflatable production. Insanely cool. Pay-as-much-as-you-want is funny because this museum can effectively be free if you want it to be, so I feel a bit guilty to have received so much volume of information and culture without having paid anything substantial. Remarkable space as well and merits a visit on the basis of architecture alone. I was amazed that this didn't come up *once* when I looked into things to do in Geneva. IMO, this should certainly be on the list.

Great Museum!!! They don't charge for a ticket to enter but it is "suggested" that you make a…read moredonation upon entry. I arrived late in the afternoon so I felt a bit rushed to see and spend time on everything before they closed. I would say give yourself a minimum of two hours to see it all. A wonderful collection of art!

I saw an article in the paper announcing the birth of the 2011 St. Bernard Puppies, and I couldn't…read moreresist going to see them. I went just to the see the puppies, and was pleasantly surprised by the museum. The museum in Martigny is located in an old military warehouse next to the Roman amphitheater. As you walk through the museum you are able to view artifacts that tell the story of the Great St. Bernard Hospice and Pass, and then at the end, see the actual St. Bernard dogs. Definitely get the audio guide, unfortunately, it is an additional cost, but it is definitely worth it, as it brings the museum to life. Without the puppies, I probably would have rated this a 3 star, but the experience with the museum and seeing the puppies, was definitely a 4 star memory.

Winter is not a good season to be here, no puppies and the adult dogs are lazy laying inside…read more.. I was hoping I can actually play with the Saint Bernard dogs, but it was not much opportunity to play with the dogs...