View from inside one of the windows of the Musée Fabre in Montpellier Agglomeration, considered one of the Fine Arts Museums of Europe's most prestigious. The museum was founded by François-Xavier Fabre, Montpellier painter, in 1825, was opened in 1828. Actually, from 2002 to 2007, the museum is undergoing a major refurbishment involving a cost of 61.2 million euros. One of the highlights of Montpellier and close to the main city square, the Place de la Comédie in the city center. An annex to the museum, named the "Pavillon du musée Fabre" ("Pavilion of the Fabre Museum") is open in a pavilion at the Esplanade.