Museum of Fine Arts and Archeology of Besançon

The Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon, is situated in Besançon. The Museum of Fine Arts and Archeology is the oldest public museum in France. It was created in 1694, almost a century before the Louvre became a public museum. The collections of the Musée des Beaux-Arts et d 'Archéologie de Besançon are divided into three categories: Archaeology, Painting, drawing and cabinet.