Museum of Fine Arts : the facade of Honor

Jean Moulin in the spotlight

Location : 29 Cloître Notre Dame, 28000 Chartres

Duration : 5 minutes

Do you really know Jean Moulin? His career, his first act of resistance, his fight and the message he left to France? It is a tribute in pictures to the most famous prefect of Eure-et-Loir which awaits you at the Museum of Fine Arts in Chartres.

Prefect, Resistance fighter, but also artist, relive the highlights of the life of Jean Moulin. Re-discover Jean Moulin through his various works: pictures, paintings, epistolary accounts, historical posters...

And what better place to pay tribute to him than the façade of the Musée des Beaux-Arts, located near his former office in Chartres!

Artistic design : BK Digital Art Company

A little history

Classified as a historical monument in 1906, this former episcopal palace has been used as a set for several films. Today it houses a rich collection of ancient and modern art (Zurbaran, Chardin, Vlaminck, Soutine...) and an important Oceanic collection.

To know more about the Fine Arts Museum and its exhibitions

Practical information

Place 

  29 Cloître Notre Dame, 28000 Chartres

GEOLOCATE ALL THE ILLUMINATED SITES ON THE CHARTRES EN LUMIÈRES MAP

Dates and times

The 21 sites of Chartres en lumières are illuminated EVERY, night from dusk to 1am (11pm from the 26 October), until 4th January 2026.

The lighting of the illuminations varies according to the time of nightfall.

  • August : around 10.15pm / 9.45pm
  • September: around 9.30pm / 9.15pm
  • October: around 9pm / 6.30 from 27 October
  • November: around 6.15pm / 6pm
  • December: 5.45pm
  • January : 5.45pm

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