Chambery Museums
• A WorldWeb.com Travel Guide to Museums in Chambery, French Alps.
Eureka Mountain Center Gallery
The Eureka Mountain Center Gallery highlights scientific, technical, and industrial culture. There are numerous exhibits featuring models, interactive displays, games, movies and more. There is an area of temporary exhibits, and another area that features scientific current events.
Fine Arts Museum
The Fine Arts Museum is home to a large collection of Italian paintings. Works from the Quattrocentro and the Renaissance are among those displayed. Sculptures, ivory, and Chinese pieces are also located here, as are works from the French and Northern Schools. Guided tours are available.
Charmettes Museum
The Charmettes Museum is set on the site where Jean-Jacques Rousseau stayed with Madame de Warens from 1736 to 1742. The museum showcases many aspects of the writer's life, including a large French-styled garden full of medicinal and condimental herbs, as well as vegetables and fruit trees.
Savoisien Museum
The Savoisien Museum is located in a Franciscan convent, and it is home to many historically important artifacts. The exhibits here focus on the history of the Savoie, and the areas covered include archaeology, history and arts, ethnogrophy, and a World War II Memorial. Guided tours are available.
