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The World’s 100 Best Museums

La Piscine

Roubaix, France

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST MUSEUMS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 83 2026
La Piscine

A 1932 Art Deco municipal swimming pool in Roubaix, converted in 2001 into a museum of art and industry. Sculptures line the old pool under glass roofs, water still runs, and the former changing rooms hold ceramics, paintings and textiles.

Highlights

  • Sculpture-lined central pool
  • Changing-room display cabins
  • Picasso ceramics

Good to know

  • Free on first Sunday of month
  • Free admission for under-18s
  • Galleries clear about 45 minutes before closing

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