{"id":14771,"date":"2026-09-10T15:34:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T14:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/?p=14771"},"modified":"2026-09-10T15:59:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T14:59:18","slug":"lille-a-journey-through-art-history-and-memory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/lille-un-voyage-entre-art-histoire-et-memoire\/","title":{"rendered":"Lille: a journey through art, history and memory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>There are some cities that are best discovered by taking a step back first. In Lille, the City Tour offers precisely this initial panoramic overview, before you continue exploring on foot and step inside its museums.<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_87 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/lille-un-voyage-entre-art-histoire-et-memoire\/#Le_Palais_des_Beaux-Arts_un_voyage_a_travers_les_siecles\" >The Palais des Beaux-Arts: a journey through the centuries<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/lille-un-voyage-entre-art-histoire-et-memoire\/#De_Goya_a_Delacroix_quelques_chefs-doeuvre\" >From Goya to Delacroix: a selection of masterpieces<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/lille-un-voyage-entre-art-histoire-et-memoire\/#Claude_Monet_Le_Parlement_de_Londres_ciel_orageux\" >Claude Monet: The Houses of Parliament, London, Stormy Sky<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/lille-un-voyage-entre-art-histoire-et-memoire\/#Des_villes_miniatures_sous_le_Palais\" >Miniature towns beneath the Palace<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/lille-un-voyage-entre-art-histoire-et-memoire\/#Dans_latelier_de_Raphael\" >In Raphael\u2019s studio<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/lille-un-voyage-entre-art-histoire-et-memoire\/#Camille_Claudel_la_force_du_portrait\" >Camille Claudel: The Power of the Portrait<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/lille-un-voyage-entre-art-histoire-et-memoire\/#La_Rome_antique_a_portee_de_casque\" >Ancient Rome at your fingertips<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/lille-un-voyage-entre-art-histoire-et-memoire\/#Fromelles_quand_lHistoire_retrouve_des_visages\" >Fromelles: when history takes on a human face<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/lille-un-voyage-entre-art-histoire-et-memoire\/#Une_enquete_pres_dun_siecle_apres_la_bataille\" >An investigation nearly a century after the battle<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/lille-un-voyage-entre-art-histoire-et-memoire\/#Ou_sejourner\" >Where to stay<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/lille-un-voyage-entre-art-histoire-et-memoire\/#Okko_hotel_4_au_coeur_de_Lille\" >Okko, a 4-star hotel in the heart of Lille<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/lille-un-voyage-entre-art-histoire-et-memoire\/#Se_renseigner\" >For more information<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Palais-Rihour-\u00a9-Lille-Tourisme-12-Copier-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Palais-Rihour-\u00a9-Lille-Tourisme-12-Copier-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Palais-Rihour-\u00a9-Lille-Tourisme-12-Copier-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Palais-Rihour-\u00a9-Lille-Tourisme-12-Copier-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Palais-Rihour-\u00a9-Lille-Tourisme-12-Copier-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Palais-Rihour-\u00a9-Lille-Tourisme-12-Copier-16x24.jpg 16w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Palais-Rihour-\u00a9-Lille-Tourisme-12-Copier.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Lille. In the heart of Lille, the Palais Rihour is a reminder of the time when the city belonged to the powerful Dukes of Burgundy.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The visitor leaves the magnificent <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palais_Rihour\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palais_Rihour\">Palais Rihour<\/a>, a legacy of the Dukes of Burgundy, on a tour that takes in the key milestones in Lille\u2019s history and architecture. From Old Lille to the contemporary neighbourhoods, the route helps you get your bearings, understand the city\u2019s layout and identify the places you\u2019ll want to return to. It was precisely for this reason that we chose to step inside the Palais des Beaux-Arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-le-palais-des-beaux-arts-un-voyage-a-travers-les-siecles\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Le_Palais_des_Beaux-Arts_un_voyage_a_travers_les_siecles\"><\/span>The Palais des Beaux-Arts: a journey through the centuries<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"804\" data-id=\"14815\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Facade-PBA-\u00a9-Palais-des-Beaux-Arts-de-Lille-Copier-1024x804.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Facade-PBA-\u00a9-Palais-des-Beaux-Arts-de-Lille-Copier-1024x804.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Facade-PBA-\u00a9-Palais-des-Beaux-Arts-de-Lille-Copier-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Facade-PBA-\u00a9-Palais-des-Beaux-Arts-de-Lille-Copier-767x602.jpg 767w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Facade-PBA-\u00a9-Palais-des-Beaux-Arts-de-Lille-Copier-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Facade-PBA-\u00a9-Palais-des-Beaux-Arts-de-Lille-Copier-90x70.jpg 90w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Facade-PBA-\u00a9-Palais-des-Beaux-Arts-de-Lille-Copier-600x471.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Facade-PBA-\u00a9-Palais-des-Beaux-Arts-de-Lille-Copier-31x24.jpg 31w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Facade-PBA-\u00a9-Palais-des-Beaux-Arts-de-Lille-Copier-180x140.jpg 180w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Facade-PBA-\u00a9-Palais-des-Beaux-Arts-de-Lille-Copier.jpg 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Place de la R\u00e9publique, its monumental silhouette is impossible to miss. Built at the end of the 19th century, the <a href=\"https:\/\/pba.lille.fr\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/pba.lille.fr\/\"><strong>Palace of Fine Arts<\/strong><\/a> dates from a time when the architecture of major public buildings was also expected to reflect the city\u2019s prestige.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" data-id=\"14781\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20140612_VL_Open_museum102-Copier-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20140612_VL_Open_museum102-Copier-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20140612_VL_Open_museum102-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20140612_VL_Open_museum102-Copier-767x510.jpg 767w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20140612_VL_Open_museum102-Copier-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20140612_VL_Open_museum102-Copier-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20140612_VL_Open_museum102-Copier-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20140612_VL_Open_museum102-Copier-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20140612_VL_Open_museum102-Copier.jpg 1624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Lille. Palais des Beaux-Arts. Spartacus breaking his chains on the left (bronze) and Cincinnatus on the right (marble), by Denis Foyatier.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"14782\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20080601_VL_musee_Beaux_Arts30-copie38-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20080601_VL_musee_Beaux_Arts30-copie38-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20080601_VL_musee_Beaux_Arts30-copie38-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20080601_VL_musee_Beaux_Arts30-copie38-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20080601_VL_musee_Beaux_Arts30-copie38-Copier-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20080601_VL_musee_Beaux_Arts30-copie38-Copier-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20080601_VL_musee_Beaux_Arts30-copie38-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20080601_VL_musee_Beaux_Arts30-copie38-Copier-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20080601_VL_musee_Beaux_Arts30-copie38-Copier.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Lille. Palais des Beaux-Arts. *La Grande Ombre*, a bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inside, paintings, sculptures, drawings and works of art trace several centuries of European creativity and form one of the most important museum collections in France.<br>Among his major works, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/La_Descente_de_croix_(Rubens,_Anvers)\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/La_Descente_de_croix_(Rubens,_Anvers)\">The Descent from the Cross<\/a> <\/em>of <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pierre_Paul_Rubens\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pierre_Paul_Rubens\">Rubens<\/a> immediately makes a powerful dramatic impact. In it, the Flemish painter orchestrates gestures, glances and light around the body of Christ taken down from the cross.<br>A new era begins with <em><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Festin_d%27H%C3%A9rode\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Festin_d%27H%C3%A9rode\">Herod\u2019s Feast<\/a><\/em> of <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Donatello\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Donatello\">Donatello<\/a>, a magnificent 15th-century marble relief. The work is one of the earliest examples of the use of linear perspective in Renaissance sculpture, drawing on research carried out in Florence concerning <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Filippo_Brunelleschi\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Filippo_Brunelleschi\">Brunelleschi<\/a>. A new perspective now allows us to appreciate its depth and subtlety even more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-de-goya-a-delacroix-quelques-chefs-d-oeuvre\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"De_Goya_a_Delacroix_quelques_chefs-doeuvre\"><\/span>From Goya to Delacroix: a selection of masterpieces<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"765\" data-id=\"14799\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lille_PdBA_goya_les_vieilles_Goya.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lille_PdBA_goya_les_vieilles_Goya.jpg 500w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lille_PdBA_goya_les_vieilles_Goya-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lille_PdBA_goya_les_vieilles_Goya-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lille_PdBA_goya_les_vieilles_Goya-392x600.jpg 392w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lille_PdBA_goya_les_vieilles_Goya-16x24.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"788\" data-id=\"14800\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lille_PdBA_delacroix_medee.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lille_PdBA_delacroix_medee.jpg 500w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lille_PdBA_delacroix_medee-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lille_PdBA_delacroix_medee-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lille_PdBA_delacroix_medee-381x600.jpg 381w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lille_PdBA_delacroix_medee-15x24.jpg 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>The tour continues with <em><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Les_Vieilles\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Les_Vieilles\">The Old Women<\/a><\/em> of <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francisco_de_Goya\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francisco_de_Goya\">Goya<\/a>, painted around 1808\u20131812. Two elderly women, richly adorned, gaze at their reflections as if jewellery and finery could still ward off the passage of time. Beneath the satire lies a far darker reflection on old age and vanity.<br>With <em><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M%C3%A9d%C3%A9e_(Delacroix)\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M%C3%A9d%C3%A9e_(Delacroix)\">Medea<\/a><\/em> of\u2019<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eug%C3%A8ne_Delacroix\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eug%C3%A8ne_Delacroix\">Eug\u00e8ne Delacroix<\/a>, painted in 1838, the drama takes on a new scale. In this monumental canvas, 2.60 metres high, Medea clutches her children to her as she prepares, in an act of vengeance against <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jason\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jason\">Jason<\/a>, to do something that cannot be undone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-claude-monet-le-parlement-de-londres-ciel-orageux\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Claude_Monet_Le_Parlement_de_Londres_ciel_orageux\"><\/span>Claude Monet: <em>The Houses of Parliament in London, stormy sky<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"843\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/960px-Lille_PdBA_monet_parlement_de_londres.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14818 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/960px-Lille_PdBA_monet_parlement_de_londres.jpg 960w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/960px-Lille_PdBA_monet_parlement_de_londres-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/960px-Lille_PdBA_monet_parlement_de_londres-14x12.jpg 14w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/960px-Lille_PdBA_monet_parlement_de_londres-768x674.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/960px-Lille_PdBA_monet_parlement_de_londres-600x527.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/960px-Lille_PdBA_monet_parlement_de_londres-27x24.jpg 27w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Claude_Monet\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Claude_Monet\">Claude Monet<\/a>  had discovered London as early as 1870, but it was during his visits between 1899 and 1901<strong> <\/strong>when he began his great London series. For the Parliament series, he worked from a terrace at St Thomas\u2019s Hospital, on the opposite bank of the Thames, near Westminster Bridge. The monument itself was less his true subject than the ceaseless variations in light, mist and atmosphere. As with the <em>Grinding wheels<\/em>, the <em>Cathedrals of Rouen<\/em> or the <em>Water Lilies<\/em>, the motif becomes a pretext for capturing what changes from one moment to the next. The paintings are then taken back to his studio in Giverny to be finished. In the painting held in Lille, entitled <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/S%C3%A9rie_des_Parlements_de_Londres\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/S%C3%A9rie_des_Parlements_de_Londres\">The Parliament in London<\/a><\/em>, stormy sky<\/strong>, the monument is now nothing more than a dark, almost unreal silhouette. Its outlines fade into an atmosphere where the sky, the water and the mist seem to merge. The fragmented brushstrokes and the vibrancy of the colour lend the mist an almost tangible presence.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-des-villes-miniatures-sous-le-palais\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Des_villes_miniatures_sous_le_Palais\"><\/span>Miniature towns beneath the Palace<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Maquette-de-Tournai-copie-du-Plan-en-Relief-Palais-des-Beaux-Arts-de-Lille.-Photo-Paul-M.R.-Maeyaert.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Maquette-de-Tournai-copie-du-Plan-en-Relief-Palais-des-Beaux-Arts-de-Lille.-Photo-Paul-M.R.-Maeyaert.jpg 960w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Maquette-de-Tournai-copie-du-Plan-en-Relief-Palais-des-Beaux-Arts-de-Lille.-Photo-Paul-M.R.-Maeyaert-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Maquette-de-Tournai-copie-du-Plan-en-Relief-Palais-des-Beaux-Arts-de-Lille.-Photo-Paul-M.R.-Maeyaert-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Maquette-de-Tournai-copie-du-Plan-en-Relief-Palais-des-Beaux-Arts-de-Lille.-Photo-Paul-M.R.-Maeyaert-767x509.jpg 767w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Maquette-de-Tournai-copie-du-Plan-en-Relief-Palais-des-Beaux-Arts-de-Lille.-Photo-Paul-M.R.-Maeyaert-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Maquette-de-Tournai-copie-du-Plan-en-Relief-Palais-des-Beaux-Arts-de-Lille.-Photo-Paul-M.R.-Maeyaert-600x398.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em> France. Model of Tournai, a copy of the relief map, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille. Photo: Paul M.R. Maeyaert. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps the most unexpected discovery at the Palais des Beaux-Arts is to be found in its rich collection of relief maps: extraordinary historical models depicting fortified towns, mainly in northern France, which were designed for military purposes between the 17th and 19th centuries.<br>The collection held in Lille now comprises fourteen relief maps covering some 400 m\u00b2. Ramparts, bastions, gates, streets, houses, surrounding villages, watercourses and even the vegetation: everything is reproduced with fascinating attention to detail. Viewed from above, the towns suddenly become gigantic miniature dioramas in which the entire history of military architecture is laid bare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-dans-l-atelier-de-raphael\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dans_latelier_de_Raphael\"><\/span>In Raphael\u2019s studio<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lille_PdBA_raphael_drape_assis_DP.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14796 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lille_PdBA_raphael_drape_assis_DP.jpg 500w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lille_PdBA_raphael_drape_assis_DP-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lille_PdBA_raphael_drape_assis_DP-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lille_PdBA_raphael_drape_assis_DP-17x24.jpg 17w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lille_PdBA_raphael_drape_assis_DP-427x600.jpg 427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another of the museum\u2019s treasures is its drawing collection, which houses an exceptional collection of , including 16 double-sided drawings, bequeathed to the city in 1834 by the Lille-based painter and collector Jean-Baptiste Wicar. These drawings span a crucial period in the master\u2019s career, from his early years around 1500 to the years 1512\u20131514, taking him from Perugia to Rome via Florence. More than simply finished works, they offer a glimpse into the inner workings of his creative process: Raphael experiments with a pose, refines a face, and develops a composition before transposing it onto canvas. Among the most remarkable pieces is a study for the Madonna of Alba, produced around 1511\u20131512, in which several preliminary sketches appear on a single sheet. Even older still, a preparatory study for the altarpiece of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, commissioned from the young Raphael in 1500, is of particular importance: as the painting was largely destroyed by an earthquake in 1789, the drawing in Lille provides a valuable insight into the painter\u2019s original design. A rare opportunity to discover not merely Raphael alongside his masterpieces, but Raphael at work, at the very moment when they were taking shape.<br><em>Seated, draped man<\/em>, <em>Rapha\u00ebl.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-camille-claudel-la-force-du-portrait\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Camille_Claudel_la_force_du_portrait\"><\/span>Camille Claudel: The Power of the Portrait<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"614\" data-id=\"14789\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Giganti__bronze_de_Camille_Claudel_Palais_des_beaux-arts_de_Lille_Lamiot_2018_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Giganti__bronze_de_Camille_Claudel_Palais_des_beaux-arts_de_Lille_Lamiot_2018_01.jpg 500w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Giganti__bronze_de_Camille_Claudel_Palais_des_beaux-arts_de_Lille_Lamiot_2018_01-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Giganti__bronze_de_Camille_Claudel_Palais_des_beaux-arts_de_Lille_Lamiot_2018_01-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Giganti__bronze_de_Camille_Claudel_Palais_des_beaux-arts_de_Lille_Lamiot_2018_01-20x24.jpg 20w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Giganti__bronze_de_Camille_Claudel_Palais_des_beaux-arts_de_Lille_Lamiot_2018_01-489x600.jpg 489w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Lille Museum of Fine Arts. *Giganti*, a bronze sculpture by Camille Claudel. \u00a9 Lamiot\/Commons.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" data-id=\"14791\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Musee_lille_louise_claudel_par_camille_claudel_2_Chatsam.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Musee_lille_louise_claudel_par_camille_claudel_2_Chatsam.jpg 500w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Musee_lille_louise_claudel_par_camille_claudel_2_Chatsam-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Musee_lille_louise_claudel_par_camille_claudel_2_Chatsam-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Musee_lille_louise_claudel_par_camille_claudel_2_Chatsam-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Musee_lille_louise_claudel_par_camille_claudel_2_Chatsam-16x24.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Lille Museum of Fine Arts. Louise Claudel by Camille Claudel. \u00a9 Chatsam\/Commons.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>In the sculpture gallery, <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Camille_Claudel\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Camille_Claudel\">Camille Claudel<\/a> is well worth a closer look. In particular, the museum houses the <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/pba-opacweb.lille.fr\/fr\/notice\/sc-15-tete-de-giganti-7060a720-5506-4685-a60b-da3916cfcf04\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/pba-opacweb.lille.fr\/fr\/notice\/sc-15-tete-de-giganti-7060a720-5506-4685-a60b-da3916cfcf04\">Head of Giganti<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, a bronze sculpture created between 1885 and 1892. The face, rendered with vigour, already demonstrates the sculptor\u2019s ability to go beyond mere resemblance and bring out the model\u2019s personality. The work was, in fact, exhibited as early as 1885 at the Salon des Artistes Fran\u00e7ais.<br>More intimate, the <em>Bust<strong> <\/strong><\/em>of<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/collections.rothschild.inha.fr\/fr\/uvres\/selection-d-oeuvres\/toutes-les-oeuvres\/louise-claudel-par-camille-claudel.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/collections.rothschild.inha.fr\/fr\/uvres\/selection-d-oeuvres\/toutes-les-oeuvres\/louise-claudel-par-camille-claudel.html\">Louise Claudel<\/a>, created in terracotta in 1885, depicts his elder sister, Louise, the future Madame de Massary. The delicate modelling of the face and the attention paid to the expression reveal another facet of her art: a sensitive style of sculpture, attentive to the model\u2019s presence and psychology. This early work also demonstrates just how important portraiture was in Camille Claudel\u2019s oeuvre from a very early stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-la-rome-antique-a-portee-de-casque\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_Rome_antique_a_portee_de_casque\"><\/span>Ancient Rome at your fingertips<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"14786\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Post-Colisee-7-Copier-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Post-Colisee-7-Copier-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Post-Colisee-7-Copier-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Post-Colisee-7-Copier-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Post-Colisee-7-Copier-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Post-Colisee-7-Copier-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Post-Colisee-7-Copier-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Post-Colisee-7-Copier-36x20.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Post-Colisee-7-Copier.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"14787\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3408-Copier-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3408-Copier-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3408-Copier-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3408-Copier-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3408-Copier-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3408-Copier-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3408-Copier-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3408-Copier-36x24.jpeg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3408-Copier.jpeg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>A change of era and tone, with a striking virtual reality re-enactment: <a href=\"https:\/\/eclipso-entertainment.com\/lille\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/eclipso-entertainment.com\/lille\/\"><strong>Eclipso<\/strong><\/a>. Here, to travel through time, all you have to do is put on a headset.<br>For 35 minutes, \u00ab <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eclipso-entertainment.com\/lille\/colisee\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/eclipso-entertainment.com\/lille\/colisee\/\">The Colosseum, the Legendary Arena<\/a><\/strong><\/em> \u00bbtransports visitors to the heart of ancient Rome through a 360-degree immersive experience. A street appears, then a market; locals go about their daily business: gradually, the imperial city comes to life around us.\".<br>The exhibition invites us to follow Caius, a young Roman fascinated by the heroes of the arena. Through his eyes, we discover everyday life before moving on to the <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colis%C3%A9e\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colis%C3%A9e\">Colis\u00e9e<\/a>. But the experience does more than just show us the stands: it takes us right down into the underground passages, where men and animals would wait before being thrust into the arena.<br>Then comes the most spectacular moment: the visitor finds themselves standing alongside Flamma, a gladiator who became famous for his many battles. The arena stretches out all around us and, for a few moments, the line between spectacle and history seems to blur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-fromelles-quand-l-histoire-retrouve-des-visages\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fromelles_quand_lHistoire_retrouve_des_visages\"><\/span>Fromelles: when history takes on a human face<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f5435bd5-9f00-4297-8312-972d43b34382_Morgane-Hanappe-1024x455.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f5435bd5-9f00-4297-8312-972d43b34382_Morgane-Hanappe-1024x455.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f5435bd5-9f00-4297-8312-972d43b34382_Morgane-Hanappe-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f5435bd5-9f00-4297-8312-972d43b34382_Morgane-Hanappe-767x341.jpg 767w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f5435bd5-9f00-4297-8312-972d43b34382_Morgane-Hanappe-1536x683.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f5435bd5-9f00-4297-8312-972d43b34382_Morgane-Hanappe-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f5435bd5-9f00-4297-8312-972d43b34382_Morgane-Hanappe-600x267.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f5435bd5-9f00-4297-8312-972d43b34382_Morgane-Hanappe-36x16.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f5435bd5-9f00-4297-8312-972d43b34382_Morgane-Hanappe.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>France. The Battle of Fromelles Museum and Cemetery. Morgane Hannappe.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just a few kilometres from Lille, the atmosphere changes completely. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musee-bataille-fromelles.fr\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.musee-bataille-fromelles.fr\/\">Fromelles Battle Museum<\/a> takes us back to one of the bloodiest episodes of the First World War.<br>On 19 and 20 July 1916, British and Australian forces launched an offensive against the German positions at <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fromelles\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fromelles\">Fromelles<\/a>. In less than twenty-four hours, the losses were considerable: nearly 8,500 men were killed, wounded, taken prisoner or reported missing, including more than 5,000 Australians. But the story told here does not end in 1916.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-une-enquete-pres-d-un-siecle-apres-la-bataille\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Une_enquete_pres_dun_siecle_apres_la_bataille\"><\/span>An investigation nearly a century after the battle<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20251012_AT_Musee_De_La_Bataillle_De_Fromelles_027-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20251012_AT_Musee_De_La_Bataillle_De_Fromelles_027-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20251012_AT_Musee_De_La_Bataillle_De_Fromelles_027-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20251012_AT_Musee_De_La_Bataillle_De_Fromelles_027-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20251012_AT_Musee_De_La_Bataillle_De_Fromelles_027-Copier-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20251012_AT_Musee_De_La_Bataillle_De_Fromelles_027-Copier-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20251012_AT_Musee_De_La_Bataillle_De_Fromelles_027-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20251012_AT_Musee_De_La_Bataillle_De_Fromelles_027-Copier-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20251012_AT_Musee_De_La_Bataillle_De_Fromelles_027-Copier.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>In 2009, archaeological excavations carried out near the Bois des Faisans unearthed the remains of 250 British and Australian soldiers, who had been buried in mass graves since the battle.<br>And so began an extraordinary scientific and human endeavour. DNA analyses, British and Australian military archives, genealogical research and appeals to families were all cross-referenced in an attempt to give these men back their names. Almost a century after their disappearance, some of them are thus restored to their rightful identities, and their descendants finally have a place to pay their respects.<br>Opened in 2014 and awarded the \u2018Mus\u00e9e de France\u2019 designation, the Battle of Fromelles Museum tells this story by bringing together military history, archaeology and individual life stories.<br>The permanent exhibition, \u00ab <em>From darkness to light<\/em> \u00bb, takes visitors from the battlefield to the archaeological excavations, and then on to the lengthy process of identification. Artefacts found on site, historical documents, reconstructions and digital displays help visitors to understand the ferocity of the offensive, but above all to put faces and stories to the figures.<br>This is undoubtedly what makes *Fromelles* so powerful: it tells the story of a battle not as a succession of military manoeuvres, but as a collection of lives cut short, which history, nearly a century later, is patiently attempting to bring to light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-ou-sejourner\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ou_sejourner\"><\/span><strong>Where to stay<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"h-okko-hotel-nbsp-4-au-coeur-de-lille\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Okko_hotel_4_au_coeur_de_Lille\"><\/span><strong>Okko, a 4-star hotel in the heart of Lille<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"14821\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/okko-hotels-11-lille-centre-020mdokkolille21-6440fd18433d6512366014-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/okko-hotels-11-lille-centre-020mdokkolille21-6440fd18433d6512366014-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/okko-hotels-11-lille-centre-020mdokkolille21-6440fd18433d6512366014-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/okko-hotels-11-lille-centre-020mdokkolille21-6440fd18433d6512366014-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/okko-hotels-11-lille-centre-020mdokkolille21-6440fd18433d6512366014-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/okko-hotels-11-lille-centre-020mdokkolille21-6440fd18433d6512366014-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/okko-hotels-11-lille-centre-020mdokkolille21-6440fd18433d6512366014-36x24.webp 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/okko-hotels-11-lille-centre-020mdokkolille21-6440fd18433d6512366014.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"14823\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/okko-hotels-11-lille-centre-022mdokkolille23-6440fd184b1de178735834-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/okko-hotels-11-lille-centre-022mdokkolille23-6440fd184b1de178735834-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/okko-hotels-11-lille-centre-022mdokkolille23-6440fd184b1de178735834-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/okko-hotels-11-lille-centre-022mdokkolille23-6440fd184b1de178735834-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/okko-hotels-11-lille-centre-022mdokkolille23-6440fd184b1de178735834-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/okko-hotels-11-lille-centre-022mdokkolille23-6440fd184b1de178735834-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/okko-hotels-11-lille-centre-022mdokkolille23-6440fd184b1de178735834-36x24.webp 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/okko-hotels-11-lille-centre-022mdokkolille23-6440fd184b1de178735834.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.okkohotels.com\/fr\/page\/lille\/okko-hotels-lille-centre-hotel-4-etoiles-design.3097.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.okkohotels.com\/fr\/page\/lille\/okko-hotels-lille-centre-hotel-4-etoiles-design.3097.html\">The Okko Hotel<\/a> is situated at 13 Rue d\u2019Amiens, right in the city centre, just a few minutes\u2019 walk from the Grand-Place and Vieux-Lille. A strategic location, of course, but that alone doesn\u2019t explain why this hotel makes you want to extend your stay a little. Everything is within walking distance, which, in a city, is almost a luxury. Lille-Flandres station isn\u2019t far away either.<br>The hotel has 120 rooms spread over three floors. The overall design is contemporary, understated and carefully crafted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/studiocatoir.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/studiocatoir.com\/\">Catoir Studio<\/a>. There\u2019s no show of grandeur here. Wood, soft colours, simple lines. In the bedrooms, space is optimised and the bathroom opens out widely onto the bedroom.<br>As well as its strategic location, its appeal also lies on the second floor. Welcome to the club<strong>.<\/strong><br>The club is a lounge, workspace, dining room and relaxation area all in one. You can settle in with your laptop, have a drink, enjoy a snack or simply take the time to settle into an armchair. It\u2019s also worth noting that an aperitif is offered in the evening and that the fitness centre and sauna are included in the room rate.&nbsp;<br>A place to bear in mind during your stay in Lille.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-se-renseigner\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Se_renseigner\"><\/span>For more information<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lille Tourist Office<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lilletourism.com\">www.lilletourism.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Imperial City Tour&nbsp;<\/strong><br>Booking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reservation.lilletourisme.com\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.reservation.lilletourisme.com\">www.reservation.lilletourisme.com<\/a><br><br><strong>Eclipso<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eclipso-entertainment.com\">www.eclipso-entertainment.com<\/a><br><br><strong>Palace of Fine Arts<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pba.lille.fr\">www.pba.lille.fr<\/a><br><br><strong>Museum of the Battle of Fromelles<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musee-bataille-fromelles.fr\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.musee-bataille-fromelles.fr\">www.musee-bataille-fromelles.fr<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Text : <\/strong>Laurence Gr\u00e9my-Flamand<br><strong>Photos : <\/strong>Lille Tourist Office and as indicated<br><strong>Photo opening : <\/strong>Velvet\/Commons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are some cities that are best discovered by taking a step back first. 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