Museum of de Metz

The Musée de La Cour d'Or is an art and history museum located in the center of Metz , in Lorraine . Founded in 1839 , it was named the Musée de la Cour d'Or in 1988, in reference to the palace of the kings of Austrasia whose presumed historical site the museum occupies. The museum is currently managed by the Metz metropolis . The institution brings together in the same complex an archaeological museum with rich collections of Gallo-Roman and medieval art , a museum of medieval and Renaissance architecture, and a museum of fine arts.