Musée de Grenoble has one of the finest collections in Europe, particularly for modern and contemporary art.

The Museum of the French Revolution was opened in the Château of Vizille near Grenoble in 1984 .

Grenoble museums : The museum is housed in the old Hôtel de Lesdiguières, formerly used as Grenoble's city hall. Tracing the life of the famous author of "Le Rouge et le Noir", the museum's 18th century salons contains portraits of Stendhal, his family and friends, signed copies and first editions of his works.

The Grenoble Art Gallery (Grenoble museums) is one of France’s most prestigious outside Paris, for its collections of ancient art as well as of modern and contemporary art: paintings by Perugino, Veronese, Strozzi, Canaletto, Guardi, Rubens and Zurbaran are exhibited alongside a large collection of works by French artists including Philippe de Champaigne, Georges de la Tour, Claude Lorrain and Simon Vouet.

Situated right in the heart of Grenoble's ancient city centre, the museum housed in the former bishop's palace traces the history of the Isère region and its people from Prehistoric times up to the present.