Thomas Henry Museum (Musée Thomas Henry), Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
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About Thomas Henry Museum
The Thomas Henry Museum is Normandy's third most important fine arts museum, housed in the modern Quasar cultural complex on Esplanade de la Laïcité. The collection originated from a gift by Thomas Henry (1766-1836), a Cherbourg-born painter and art dealer who donated 163 paintings to his hometown in the 1830s. Today the museum displays 300-400 works spanning the 15th to 20th centuries, including pieces by Fra Angelico, Filippino Lippi, Nicolas Poussin, and Jean-Siméon Chardin.
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RecommendedFree admission every Wednesday. Reduced rate (€4) for groups of 10+ people.
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Jean-François Millet, one of France's most celebrated 19th-century painters, learned his craft by copying works from this very collection as a young man. Born in a village near Cherbourg, young Millet would visit the museum regularly, studying the Old Masters before eventually moving to Paris. This connection led the museum to actively acquire Millet's early works starting in 1915, building its current collection of his paintings and portraits of family members.
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