Musée de Picardie
Musée de Picardie is a museum in Amiens. It has been a classé historic monument since 2012. A short trip away is Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens, 700 m off, the first of 46 within 15 km.
Museum in Amiens
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#526 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Amiens
Musée de Picardie is in the commune of Amiens, with 27 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 2012; built in the 19th century (Mérimée record PA00116077). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Warm months and wet ones
Afternoons in Amiens reach 19–24°C from May to September.
Musée de Picardie
Articles on it exist in 12 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 2012
- Built
- 19th century
- Covered in
- 12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Amiens, Somme
Useful details
- EntryA fee is charged
Musée de Picardie at a glance
The places near Musée de Picardie are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Amiens. · commune boundary: IGN
Which town is nearest
Among the 8, Amiens is the biggest, home to 136,449 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Amiens
Rivery
Camon
Salouël
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Musée de Picardie is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Amiens | It’s in this commune | 136,449 |
| Rivery | 2.7 km northeast of it | 3,636 |
| Camon | 3.6 km east of it | 4,359 |
| Salouël | 4.2 km southwest of it | 4,179 |
| Longueau | 5 km southeast of it | 5,680 |
| Saleux | 5.5 km southwest of it | 2,739 |
| Ailly-sur-Somme | 8.2 km northwest of it | 3,003 |
| Boves | 8.3 km southeast of it | 3,234 |
Next door to Musée de Picardie
Within 15 km are 46 places, among them 3 attractions, 2 museums and 2 abbeys.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens700 m northeast, in Amiens2AttractionAttractionTour Perret800 m east, in Amiens3AttractionAttractionBeffroi d'Amiens600 m north, in Amiens4
MuseumMusée de l'Hôtel de Berny600 m northeast, in Amiens5
MuseumMaison de Jules Verne600 m southeast, in Amiens6
ZooZoo d'Amiens1.7 km northwest, in Amiens7AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Jean-des-Prémontrés d'Amiens400 m northwest, in Amiens8AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Acheul2.2 km east, in AmiensWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Musée de Picardie
Where is Musée de Picardie?
Musée de Picardie is in Amiens, in Somme (Hauts-de-France).
What is Musée de Picardie?
Museum in Amiens, France.
Is Musée de Picardie a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 2012, Mérimée record PA00116077.
How well known is Musée de Picardie?
Musée de Picardie has 12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #526 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Musée de Picardie?
May to September are the warmest months in Amiens, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Musée de Picardie?
Within 15 km: Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens (700 m), Tour Perret (800 m), Beffroi d'Amiens (600 m) and Musée de l'Hôtel de Berny (600 m).
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Musée de Picardie: T.Rambeau, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de l'Hôtel de Berny: HaguardDuNord, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison de Jules Verne: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zoo d'Amiens: BB 22385, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.