Francisque Mandet Museum

About

The Francisque-Mandet Museum is an art museum located in Riom (Puy-de-Dôme), presenting collections of fine arts, decorative arts, design, goldsmith's and archaeology and hosting temporary exhibitions throughout the year. It is one of the leading art and archaeology museums in Auvergne. It was founded and installed in 1866 in the Hôtel Dufraisse du Cheix.

It was enlarged in 1983 with the opening of twenty additional rooms in the Hotel Desaix and is listed as historical monuments. Labelled Museum of France, it is managed by the museum department of the Communauté d'agglomeration Riom Limagne and Volcans.