BAYONNE - Discover the Bonnat-Helleu Museum in pictures since 1988

PORTFOLIO - The Bonnat-Helleu Museum in Bayonne closed its doors to the public in April 2011 for renovation and modernization. This is an opportunity to take a look back at the Basque city's Fine Arts Museum in pictures before its planned reopening in November 2025. The state of the courtyard of the Bonnat-Helleu Museum in Bayonne during the works on March 21, 2025. © Photo credit: Émilie Drouinaud/Sud Ouest Exhibition on ancient Egypt at the Bonnat Museum in Bayonne on March 2, 1988. Christian Borderie Statues from the Bonnat Museum in Bayonne on August 12, 1992. Jean-Daniel Chopin A visitor in front of a painting at the Bonnat Museum in Bayonne on December 22, 1993. Christian Borderie Jacques Petithory collection at the Bonnat Museum in Bayonne on July 22, 1994. Jean-Daniel Chopin Visitors in front of a work by Jacques Petithory at the Bonnat Museum in Bayonne on July 22, 1994. Jean-Daniel Chopin Dinner inside the Bonnat Museum in Bayonne on October 18, 2004. South West Archives View of a room in the Bonnat Museum in Bayonne on October 18, 2004 South West Archives Interior view of the Bonnat Museum in Bayonne on June 25, 2015. Jean-Daniel Chopin October 2016 - The facade of the future Bonnat Museum in Bayonne, the construction of which was entrusted to the Brochet-Lajus-Pueyo architectural firm. BLP October 2016 - View of the courtyard of the future Bonnat Museum in Bayonne planned by the Brochet-Lajus-Pueyo architectural firm. BLP Visit to the extension-restructuring site of the Bonnat-Helleu museum in Bayonne on May 10, 2023. Émilie Drouinaud/South West The courtyard of the Bonnat-Helleu Museum in Bayonne on May 10, 2023. Émilie Drouinaud/South West Craftsman at work on the extension-renovation site of the Bonnat-Helleu Museum in Bayonne on July 1, 2024. Émilie Drouinaud/South West Visit to the extension-renovation site of the Bonnat-Helleu Museum in Bayonne on July 1, 2024. Émilie Drouinaud/South West Visit to the renovation site of the Bonnat-Helleu Museum in Bayonne on July 1, 2024. Émilie Drouinaud/South West Visit to the reserves of the Bonnat-Helleu Museum in Bayonne on March 21, 2025. Émilie Drouinaud/South West Major renovation and expansion work is underway at the Bonnat-Helleu Museum in Bayonne. Here's a tour with director Barthélémy Etchegoyen-Glama on March 21, 2025. Émilie Drouinaud/South West View of the facade of the Bonnat-Helleu Museum in Bayonne during construction work on March 21, 2025. Émilie Drouinaud/South West A piece from the Bonnat-Helleu Museum in Bayonne on March 21, 2025. Émilie Drouinaud/South West Inspection of a work at the Bonnat-Helleu Museum in Bayonne on March 21, 2025. Émilie Drouinaud/South West Behind the scenes at the Bonnat-Helleu Museum in Bayonne on March 21, 2025. Émilie Drouinaud/South West The Bonnat-Helleu Museum in Bayonne, during construction work on March 21, 2025. Émilie Drouinaud/South West “La Baigneuse” in the reserves of the Bonnat-Helleu museum in Bayonne on June 23, 2025. Bertrand Lapègue An art restorer at the bedside of a statue in the Bonnat-Helleu Museum in Bayonne on June 23, 2025. Bertrand Lapègue By Archives Sud Ouest Published on 08/31/2025 at 11:50 a.m.