The Musée La Piscine (the Swimming Pool Museum) located in
the city of Roubaix in France, is a very unique museum because, as it names
says, it is housed in a former swimming pool.
This swimming pool was
built in the Art Deco style between 1927 and 1932 by the Lille architect Albert
Baert. It was remodelled as a museum in 2000.
The garden outside hosts a few sculptures.
L’Homme des
neiges (1960) - Euville’s stone sculpture by Eugène Dodeigne
Inside, the display is stunning with the
reflection of the sculptures in the swimming pool water.
Jeune fille à la
fontaine (1875) - Marble sculpture by Pierre-Alexandre Schoenewerk
Sirène Assise (circa
1958) – Plaster sculpture by Gilbert Privat
La chasse au nègre
- Marble sculpture by Charles Marie Félix Martin
La petite châtelaine
- Marble sculpture by Camille Claudel
Buste de Dalou
(1883) – Bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin
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The museum
Musée La Piscine
23 Rue de
l'Espérance, 59100 Roubaix, France
Musée La Piscine website
http://www.roubaix-lapiscine.com/