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Museum / Gallery Sights in Provence

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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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Les Agnels Lavender Distillery

Guided tours of a working organic lavender distillery & museum

This family run lavender distillery situated on the scenic drive between Buoux and Apt, offers guided visits of the lavender distillation and manufacture of essential oils, floral waters.

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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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Fondation Vasarely

Abstract art & architecture from the Hungarian artist

Location
Aix-en-Provence

Hungarian artist Victor Vasarely established this foundation in 1966 with the aim of promoting 'art for all' where art blends beautifully with architecture in the 'city of tomorrow'.

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Musee d'Allauch Symbols and Sacred, Allauch

Foundations of the Occidental Christian culture

The Musee d'Allauch welcomes you in the heart of the old village of Allauch. It is housed in the Hotel de Ville, now totally restored.

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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 du Vin Brotte, Chateauneuf du Pape

Musee du Vin Brotte, Chateauneuf du Pape

Free museum & wine tasting

Created in 1972 by Jeanne Brotte, this wine museum is unique in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. First a modest museum displaying an impressing collection of old tools it has been renovated in 2002 and 2014 now presenting you with a museography called “In the footstep of the winegrower”.

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Museum of Orange

Art & history museum showcasing Orange's history throughout the ages

Located across the street from the Theatre Antique, you'll find this small museum housing many of the Roman artefacts found at some of Orange's best archaeological sites.

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Musee Simon Segal Contemporary Art, Aups

Over 280 canvases grouping 3 schools of painting

The museum groups 3 schools of painting - Toulon, Bourges and Paris - with over 280 works on show.

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Chauvet Cave - Caverne du Pont d'Arc Gallery, St Marcel d'Ardeche

Discover the famous prehistoric cave paintings at Chauvet Cave

Finally visitors will be able to experience the cave paintings of the Grotte Chauvet in the state of the art replica that has been created by artists and builders.

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Visit website Theatre Antique, Orange

Theatre Antique, Orange

One of the best examples in Provence of a Roman amphitheatre

Orange boasts the best preserved Roman Amphitheatre in the western world.

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Visit website Shan-Art Gallery, Aix-en-Provence

Shan-Art Gallery

Gallery of modern & contemporary art in Aix

Location
Aix-en-Provence

A small gallery with a good collection of contemporary and modern art. 

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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 Musee Estrine, Saint Remy de Provence

Musee Estrine, Saint Remy de Provence

Exhibitions of contemporary painters and artists work

Location
Saint-Remy-de-Provence

Since 1989 the association ‘Présence Van Gogh’ has developped an important artistic programme, loyal to the desires of the great Dutch artist who lived in St.Remy de Provence between 1888-1889 who wished that ‘living artists are not unjustly unknown’.

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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 Requien Museum of natural history, Avignon

Requien Museum of natural history

Museum and library of the natural world

Location
Avignon

This museum owes its growth to the naturalist Esprit Requien (1758-1851), who was the most famous of Avignon scientists of his time. From an old middle class family, he devoted himself early to botany. By age 18, he is active in the Botanical Garden of the city of Avignon and is a herbarium that quickly acquired great importance.

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Visit website Musee des Merveilles, Tende

Musee des Merveilles, Tende

Archaeology & ethnology museum, showcasing one of the most important petroglyph sites in Europe

This museum was created to protect one of the most important petroglyph sites in Europe, in the Merveilles Valley (valley of Wonders).

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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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