Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras Arras The Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras is located in the old Abbey of St. Vaast in Arras, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. Past exhibitions (1) Bonaparte et l'Egypte, feu et lumiere, Arras from 1 Jan 2009 A temporary exhibition in Arras exploring Napoleon Bonaparte's Egyptian campaign through the lens of fire and light — a dramatic journey into history and myth.