The small French city of Le Havre is located on the picturesque right bank of the Seine. It has many architectural monuments of the 16-18th centuries, including the majestic Catholic Cathedral of St. Joseph. But fans of modern art will not be bored in this city. As well as those who are not indifferent to the art of painting by the great masters of the past, including world-famous impressionist artists.

In the heart of the port city, there is the Museum of modern art André Malraux or simply the MuMa, named after the former French Minister of Culture in 1961. Designed by architect Guy Lagneau, it was then the first large museum founded after the Second World War in France. It became one of the most significant structures of the post-war rebuilt Le Havre city.

Today, the MuMa differs a little from its first architect’s idea, trying to fit in with the open space that smoothly merges into the deep blue waters of the English Channel.

The elegant steel structure with panoramic glass windows creates an atmosphere of simplicity and lightness. The building seems to be so lightweight, filled with sunlight: rays each time illuminate its treasures in a new way. Those unique rays of the Norman sun inspired many French artists to create masterpieces that adorn the walls of the MuMa.

Here you can see paintings by Claude Monet and Édouard Manet, Camille Corot and Gustave Courbet, Edgar Degas and Eugène Delacroix, as well as priceless works by Paul Gauguin and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

Thanks to regular generous donations, visitors to the MuMa can enjoy one of France's largest collections of artworks by the great Impressionists, including the world-famous Alfred Sisley painting La Seine au point du jour and several famous works by Camille Pissarro.

Special attention should be paid to the huge sculpture of the talented French master Henri Georges Adam, installed next to the MuMa. It successfully complements the graphic architecture of the entire building.