Musée d'art moderne André Malraux (MuMa)

MuMa (Musée d'art moderne André Malraux) is one of France's most important art museums, housing an exceptional collection spanning six centuries with particular strength in Impressionism and Fauvism. The museum holds the world's largest public collection of Eugène Boudin works (240+ pieces) and a comprehensive collection of Raoul Dufy spanning his entire career. The striking modernist building, inaugurated in 1961 by André Malraux himself, was the first major museum built in post-war France and features revolutionary architecture with 550 square meters of glass surfaces that capture the changing light of the Seine estuary - the same light that inspired the Impressionist masters. Highlights include works by Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, and Sisley, as well as major Fauvist pieces by Matisse and Derain. Le Havre holds special significance in art history as the birthplace of Impressionism - Monet painted his famous 'Impression, soleil levant' in the city's harbor in 1872. The first Saturday of each month offers free admission for all visitors.