La Piscine is a truly beautiful museum. Set in an old public swimming pool, with a small pool in the centre, sculptures on either side, the original changing cubicles retained for artistic effect, and beautiful lighting coming from the stained glass window overlooking the pool, this museum has a beautiful collection of sculptures and paintings, as well as many fabric... More

La Piscine at Roubaix is about a 20-30 minute ride on the metro from central Lille and we're so glad we made the effort to visit. The beautiful stained glass windows of this former public swimming pool (they've retained part of the pool which is filled with water!) are breathtaking, there are attractive sculptures placed alongside the pool and lots... More

I adore La Piscine, it's one of the most beautiful museums I've ever visited. The art isn't anything special, there's a Camille Claudel bust and some nice paintings, THE star is the building. Built as a swimming pool between 1927 and 1932 and designed by architect Albert Baert. Roubaix is about half an hours train journey from Lille. The restaurant... More

I visited the museum of Art and industry at Roubaix the year it opened and fell in love with it. I bought some patchwork squares from the shop after the visit and have just found them in my cache of material and they brought back in vivid detail the beauty of the materials to be found on show at the... More