Musée dauphinois

Musée dauphinois
Established	1906
Location	rue Maurice Gignoux 38000 Grenoble
Visitor figures	53,516 (2006)
Curator	Jean-Claude Duclos
Website	Musée dauphinois

The Musée dauphinois (Dauphinois museum) is a county museum, located in Grenoble (France).

The museum was founded in 1906 by the ethnographer Hipollyte Müller.

It is an ethnographic, archaeological and historical museum, covering the territory of the former province of Dauphiné.

In a 17th century monastery, visitors can visit the chapel of Sainte-Marie-d'en-Haut with a rich baroque decoration.

The permanent exhibits have English translations.

The museum is located at rue Maurice Gignoux, a street of the Bastille hill.

References

• Jean-Claude Duclos, Cent ans, Musée dauphinois, Grenoble, 2006, ISBN 2-905375-89-2
• Hippolyte Müller, Collectif sous la direction de Jean-Pascal Jospin, Musée dauphinois, 2004, ISBN 2-905375-61-2
• Sainte-Marie-d’en-Haut, Annie Bosso, Musée dauphinois, 1988, ISBN 2-905375-01-9

Coordinates: 45°11′43″N 5°43′12″E / 45.1953°N 5.720°E / 45.1953; 5.720