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The Museum’s Beginnings
Limoges Museum was founded in 1845. Its existence was largely due to the Limousin Archeological and Historical Society (Société d’archéologie et d’histoire) whose mission was to catalogue and preserve historical artefacts and documents found in the local area. The society had been created by a regional governor ("préfet") named Morisot, and its collections conserved in chambers formerly used by the governor. In 1867, the Archeological and Historical Society relinquished its collection to Limoges city council. Adrien Dubouché, who in 1865 had been appointed as the museum’s first curator, requested that the town house the collection in municipal buildings previously used as a lunatic asylum, situated near the centre of town (i.e. the museum’s present site). Despite work to adapt the building, its XVIIIth century structure was unsuited for displaying the collection which was not shown adequately until the last years of the 19th century when the present, specifically-designed museum building was constructed. |
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© Musée national Adrien Dubouché - RMN |
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