At the stunning Palais des Beaux Arts – an exhibition called Joie de Vivre aims to shed light on what brings us joy. Using art in its traditional form with paintings by the greats like Renoir and Picasso to less well-known but important artists. “Joie de Vivre is hard to explain” says museum curator Nathalie Samain “it’s a moment in time, it’s something that can vanish in an instant…”. It's certainly a joyful exhibition.
Take time to enjoy the rest of the museum when you go, it has an enormous collection, much of it acquired by Napoleon during the course of his military campaigns.
Until 17 January 2015.
18 Rue de Valmy, 59000 Lille www.pba-lille.fr
La Piscine: Just 20 minutes from Lille by metro, the magnificent art deco swimming pool turned museum (by the same architect who converted the Musee d’Orsay) is hosting a Marc Chagall exhibition. 200 works have been collected in one place and for Chagall fans – this is a must. (Until 31st January 2016).
There’s also a large permanent collection that is worth the visit at any time including wonderful sculptures arranged around the swimming pool that's still there
23 Rue de l'Espérance, 59100 Roubaix www.roubaix-lapiscine.com