Art and Anatomy: Musée Atger / Musée Fabre cross-drawings" exhibition

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  • Dates : August 31 to October 31, 2020
  • Opening hours : 10h00 - 18h00
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Following government announcements, the "Art & anatomy" exhibition will be closed on October 30 and 31, 2020.

Musée Atger, Faculty of Medicine (historic building), Monday to Saturday, 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm (extended opening hours during the exhibition).
Musée Fabre, Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 6pm.

The Musée Fabre and the Musée Atger exchange their drawing collections for an exhibition on the theme of the body at the Musée Fabre, and the theme of the face and portrait at the Musée Atger.

Thanks to this unprecedented collaboration, the general public will be able to discover masterpieces on two subjects that have always fascinated artists and doctors alike. At the Musée Fabre, visitors will also be able to admire the magnificent illustrated anatomy treatises from the historic university library of medicine.

Musée Atger, Faculté de médecine, call number MA 308: by Edme Bouchardon 1698-1762: Academy, seated man in profile

This event is part of the 800th anniversary of Montpellier's Faculty of Medicine.