 It was renovated by the architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte in 1987

The original collection was gathered from private collections in 1824 and was mainly made up of Roman antiquities, old master paintings and modern paintings.It was later enriched by legacies such as those of Robert Gower in 1869 and of Charles Tur in 1948 and gifts by professional and amateur artists.The collection now includes 3,600 works.