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Museum / Gallery Sights in Provence

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Visit website a display cabinet of corkscrews in Menerbes, Provence

Le Musee du Tire-Bouchon, Menerbes

Corkscrew museum & vineyard all in one near Menerbes

A private collection of ornate, unusual and ancient corkscrews in the vineyards of the Domaine de La Citadelle.

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Musee Archeologique, Nimes

Collection of Roman sculptures & artefacts from various periods throughout history

Objects from local and regional sources, with the exception of a fund of Greek ceramics, Etruscan, Italiot, derived from bequests from private collections and a deposit of the State (Campana).

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Visit website a block of Marseille soap in Provence

Le Musee du Savon de Marseille

Situated in the old drying room of the Marius Fabre soap factory in Salon

The tour will tell you the fascinating story of soap in Provence, which starts in the Middle Ages.

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Visit website La Scourtinerie, Nyons

La Scourtinerie, Nyons

Traditional mat-making museum - the only one of its kind in France

Originally founded in 1882, this family run business making traditional Scourtins survives to this day.

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Musee Yves Brayer paintings, Les Baux de Provence

A beautifully restored 16th Century building

Location
Les Baux-de-Provence

Opened in 1991, the Yves Brayer Museum displays a hundred or so canvas paintings, watercolours and drawings representative of the artist's work.

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Visit website Musee de la Camargue, Arles

Musee de la Camargue

Museum dedicated to the Camargue in Arles

Located in the former farmhouse at Rousty Bridge the Camargue Museum reopened in November 2013 after a year of renovation.

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Petit Palais museum

Collections of ecclesiastical art from Medieval times to the early Renaissance

Location
Avignon

The Petit Palais museum owes its name to the familiar name of the Archbishops Palace in which it is installed, name that it was given by reference to the great neighbouring palace: the Palais des Papes.

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Visit website Fondation Van Gogh, Arles

Fondation Van Gogh

Gallery dedicated to the style of Van Gogh

Vincent Van Gogh moved to Arles in 1888, as so in hommage to the great master, the Fondation Van Gogh has collected works by contemporary artists that are in the style of Van Gogh.

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Musee des tapisseries Tapestry

A rich collection of ancient and contemporary tapestry

Location
Aix-en-Provence

The Musee des Tapisseries houses a rich collection of 17th and 18th Century tapestries, including a collection called 'Grotesques' - theatrical taspestrie made in Beauvais cir. 1689, and also 'L'histoire de Don Quichotte' of 1735 unique in the world.

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Visit website Musee de la Lavande, near Gordes

Musee de la Lavande

A collection of lavender processing equipment & the history of production of lavender products

This a popular museum to visit for anyone following the Lavender routes around Provence, attracting around 50,000 visitors per year. 

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Mathieu Lustrerie Museum, Gargas

Museum & gallery dedicated chandeliers

This museum houses a collection of around 250 chandeliers and a large library and collection of photos dedicated to these wonderful pieces of art.

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Musee Extraordinaire de Georges Mazoyer, Ansouis Musee Extraordinaire de Georges Mazoyer

Musee Extraordinaire de Georges Mazoyer, Ansouis

One man's impressive collection from the sea & inspired artwork

Georges Mazoyer was an accomplished diver and a talented artists. In 1975 he was inspired to create a museum full of his most treasured souvenirs from the sea and as a gallery for his own art.

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Visit website Carre d'Art Museum, Nimes

Carre d'Art Museum, Nimes

Museum of contemporary art, research space, library & bookshop

Not only is this modern building home to the museum of contemporary art, but it also houses Nimes central library.

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Atelier Cezanne

Cezanne's work studio, as the famous French painter left it

Location
Aix-en-Provence

Cezannes studio was created in Aix-en-Provence in 1902 and this is where he worked until he died in 1906.

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Visit website Musee des Aromes et du parfum, Graveson-en-provence

Musee des Aromes et du parfum, Graveson-en-provence

the Museum of Aroma and Perfume Graveson-en-Provence

Between Alpilles and Montagnette, near Les Baux-de-Provence and St. Remy, the Museum of Aroma and Perfume Graveson-en-Provence welcomes you to the land of fragrances. For nearly twenty years in the former cellars of the Abbey of Saint Michel de Frigolet.

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Musee Granet

Fine art gallery showing European paintings & sculpture

Location
Aix-en-Provence

This is Aix's fine art gallery, housed in the 17th century Palais de Malte. The collections includes works by a variety of European painters, including two by Rubens and a small selection of Paul Cezanne.

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Fort St Roch, Sospel

Second world war fortifications, part of the Maginot line

This remnant of the second world war is a huge engineering feat made from lots of concrete and once housed machine guns and barracks.

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Visit website Motorbike Museum, Entrevaux

Motorbike Museum, Entrevaux

Vintage and classic motorbike collection split over 2 floors

This little museum is jam-packed from floor to ceiling with a great collection of vintage and classic motorbikes.

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