The only reasons to visit this museum are if you are already next door at the Musée de la Vie Bourguignonne or if you are religious. Since I fell into the former category, it’s no surprise that I was more interested in the architecture than the museum’s dusty contents.
The Musée d’Art Sacré occupies the church of a former Bernardine Convent, an 18th century copper-domed structure, and displays paintings, sculptures, textiles and 12th to 19th century Catholic liturgical objects. Even if the contents are not so interesting, it’s worth ducking inside to see the architectural features, including a vast rotunda that opens into chapels and the nun’s choir and the 17th century high altar.
15 rue Ste-Anne
Musée d’Art Sacré, museum, Catholic, convent, Dijon, Burgundy, France
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