Villa Montebello Museum
The Villa Montebello, perched overlooking the sea at Trouville-sur-Mer, is a seaside art and history museum that tells the story of the birth of sea bathing and vacationing on the Côte Fleurie.
Built in 1865 by architect Jean-Louis Célinski de Zaremba for the Marquise de Montebello, this elegant residence typical of the Second Empire has housed the museum's collections since 1972.
Remarkable architecture: inspired by XVIIᵉ century castles, the villa dominates the bay of the Seine and offers a unique view of the sea.
Varied collections: paintings, posters, lithographs, drawings, manuscripts, objects and clothing that bear witness to the evolution of seaside leisure from the XIXᵉ to the XXᵉ century.
Main themes: the birth of sea bathing, a symbol of modernity and health, and the development of holidaying on the Côte Fleurie, a source of inspiration for many artists.
Artists featured: from the Romantics of the XIXᵉ century to XXᵉ figures such as André Hambourg, to whom an entire room is dedicated.
The museum regularly organizes temporary exhibitions, educational workshops and cultural events that enrich the discovery of this heritage. It is positioned as a true journey through time, between art, sea and seaside history. In short, the Musée Villa Montebello is both an architectural jewel and a keeper of memory, inviting visitors to explore the evolution of seaside pleasures and artistic inspiration in Normandy.