This is my first review for an antique store... Really it's a pickers little heaven. My family has…read morea thing for picking and have been picking in the neighbourhood literally over a decade. This place didn't used to be so big but it's pretty big now and just like a brownie, it hit the spot. Sadly they are not in the business of negotiating prices which is half the fun but their prices are very reasonable and their pickings are of quality. Their variety is large, from old farm sinks to silver pocket watches you'll find your treasure. Everything is organised in rooms but still messy enough to get your hands dirty and work your way through a pile of old telephones... The find is always the most exiting part of being a picker!

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From the owner: Ancien hospice L'hospice d'Havré est un monument du XIIIe siècle. La Comtesse de Saint Pol fit un…read moredon à la ville pour l'hospitalisation des pauvres. En 1630, on le transforme en couvent. Pour Lille 2004, le cloître est réhabilité en "Maison Folie", elle reçoit des manifestations culturelles souvent originales.

The Arras Art Museum is actually located in a former monestary, and while it isn't as large as some…read moreof the places that I have visited, it still takes up a little over three floors of one of the wings (though parts of the gallery extend into other wings). Since Arras isn't that huge, the gallery contains a mixture of art from across the ages, though a lot of it does tend to be medieval and early modern with a smattering of paintings and objets d'art. Mind you, I'm not actually that particularly interested in decorative art, however there were quite a number of pretty awesome paintings, including some incredibly large ones at that. The tickets aren't all that pricey either, so if for some reason you find yourself in Arras then it is certainly worth checking out.

From the owner: Une collection riche et diversifiée Installé dans une partie de l'Abbaye Saint-Vaast, le musée…read moremunicipal est riche d'une collection assez bien étoffée puisque au rez-de-chaussée on peut découvrir des oeuvres d'arts funéraire et sacrées dont quelques-unes ayant trait à l'histoire du diocèse d'Arras. Il renferme ainsi le Trésor de la Cathédrale de l'ancien musée diocésien. Au premier étage, sont exposées les toiles des écoles françaises et flamandes des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles tandis que le second est occupé par des toiles du XIXe dont certaines de l'école d'Arras. Un échantillon assez large de l'histoire de l'art tout à l'honneur de la ville d'Arras qui consacre à la culture une attention certaine.