France Guide
Languedoc
Musée Toulouse-Lautrec
Opening time: April– June & Sept daily 9/10am– noon & 2–6pm; July & Aug daily 9am–6pm; Oct– March Wed– Mon 10am– noon & 2–5/5.30pm
Price: €5
Next to the cathedral, a powerful red-brick castle, the thirteenth-century Palais de la Berbie, houses the Musée Toulouse-Lautrec It contains paintings, drawings, lithographs and posters from the earliest work to the very last – an absolute must for anyone interested in belle-époque seediness and, given the predominant Impressionism of the time, the rather offbeat painting style of its subject. But perhaps the most impressive thing about this museum is the building itself, its parapets, gardens and walkways giving stunning views over the river and its bridges.