Hôtel des Ducs de Bourgogne

The Hôtel des ducs de Bourgogne in Beaune is a 14th century palace that houses the musée du vin de Bourgogne, musée de la vigne et du vin des vins de Bourgogne, cré en 1938 à Beaune en Côte-d'Or en Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The palace is classified as a historical monument since April 5, 1924 and the museum is labeled Musée de France.

In the fourteenth century a vast palace partly integrated into the castrum of Beaune (of which only these half-timbered buildings remain to this day) was built between the rue d’Enfer and rue Paradis for the dukes of Burgundy, close to the collegiate church Notre-Dame de Beaune (XIIème siècle) and the Hospices de Beaune (XVème siècle).

In 1354 the Duke Philippe II of Burgundy installed there among other things the initial seat of the Parliament of Burgundy, Beaune étant alors capitale judiciaire du duché de Bourgogne. In 1478 after the attachment of part of the Burgundian state to the kingdom of France by King Louis XI of France, the Hôtel of the dukes became the King's Residence and the Parliament of Burgundy was transferred to Dijon. In 1566 the hôtel was sold à individuals. The last owner, mademoiselle Develle, transferred her property to the French Academy, which donated it to the city of Beaune in 1919.