Musée d'Art

Musée d'Art Review

The town's excellent Musée d'Art, built atop a Gallo-Roman residence, displays archeological finds ranging from Gallo-Roman votive objects unearthed in the neighboring Halatte Forest to the building's own excavated foundations (uncovered in the basement), and including some macabre stone heads bathed in half light. Upstairs, paintings include works by Manet's teacher, Thomas Couture (who lived in Senlis), and a whimsical fried-egg still life by 19th-century realist Théodule Ribot. The museum is due to reopen during 2012 on completion of renovation work.