Villa Montebello Museum

The Villa Montebello Museum occupies an 1865 Anglo-Norman villa built by architect Jean-Louis Célinsky de Zaremba for the Marquise de Montebello. Perched on a hill overlooking the Bay of Seine, this historic monument showcases the birth of seaside resort culture on Normandy's Côte Fleurie through paintings, posters, period costumes, and artifacts from the Second Empire era. The permanent collection includes works depicting Trouville by artists from the Romantic period to the 20th century, plus a dedicated room for painter André Hambourg. The museum holds the world's largest collection of works by poster artist Raymond Savignac, who lived in Trouville from 1979 until his death. Temporary exhibitions occupy the ground floor, while permanent collections are displayed upstairs. The museum is closed from January through late March; summer hours offer daily access while off-season visits are afternoons only on weekdays.