The museum is situated in the sumptuous apartments of the former Archbishop's palace.

It allows one to discover a rich collection of tapestries from the XVIIth and 18th centuries among which the so-called "Grotesque" series -theatrical decoration woven in Beauvais in 1689, and the only example in the world of the story of Don Quixote (1735).

Since 1979 the museum has also held collections of contemporary textile art and throughout the year has organised temporary exhibitions of modern and contemporary art.

A section of the museum is dedicated to the performing arts, illustrated by maquettes, costumes, decor and documents on the history of the Festival of Lyrical Art.