Sainte-Croix Museum
Created in 1971 by the architect Jean Monge and opposite the Saint Jean baptistery, where centuries ago it was the abbey of the same name, Sainte-Croix. This museum has 2 main areas. First, the more modern paint section covers the nineteenth and twentieth centuries with known works by Piet Mondrian and Auguste Rodin. Second, the archaeological section spanning prehistory to the early Middle Ages. most impressive are items related to the Paleolithic era, with engravings of the Grotte de la Marche (Magdalenian art) and objects obtained from Neolithic tombs. There is also a Roman section. This museum offers visitors a historical overview of the most memorable landscapes of Poitiers and the region through works of art by local and foreign artists, such as "The siege of Poitiers" by François Nautre in 1619.
