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Museum / Gallery Sights in Provence

Discover and book the top Provence sights

The exterior of the museum

Museum of Orange

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.

Castle entrance

Emperi Museum in the Chateau d'Emperi

An opportunity to discover Salon's heritage and view the work of contemporary artists in the regular exhibitions held at the Château.

Provence Art & History Museum, Grasse

Provence Art & History Museum, Grasse

Location
Grasse

With items from prehistoric times, and fine arts and decorative arts from as early as the 17th century, all the way up to the first half of the 20th century.

cars and chandeliers

Mathieu Lustrerie Museum, Gargas

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

L'Occitane Museum Manosque

Occitane Museum, Manosque

Guided tours of the facilities via the stages of fabrication and an walk through the history of the brand.

Black, brown and yellow poster with lettering

Musee d'Allauch Symbols and Sacred, Allauch

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.

Wildlife Art Gallery, Aix en Provence

Wildlife Art Gallery, Aix en Provence

Location
Aix-en-Provence

Aurélien Raynaud displays his unique gift in capturing the wonderful wildlife kingdom in a range of artforms.

entrance of the art gallery in Aix

Caumont Centre d'Art

Location
Aix-en-Provence

Building of this old mansion began back in 1715 when the first stone was laid. It was not fully complete until 1748, after all three stages of the building were finished.

a courtyard and old building in nimes

Musee Archeologique, Nimes

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).

Motorbike Museum, Entrevaux

Motorbike Museum, Entrevaux

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

Musee du Vin Brotte, Chateauneuf du Pape

Musee du Vin Brotte, Chateauneuf du Pape

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”.

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

Musee des Aromes et du parfum, 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.

Planetarium, Nimes

Planetarium, Nimes

See the universe projected onto the roof of a large room filled with 65 comfortable seats, and wonder at the scale of it all.

maroon coloured poster

Musee des tapisseries 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.

a block of Marseille soap in Provence

Le Musee du Savon de Marseille

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

photo of artists workshop

Atelier Cezanne

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.

painted portrait of man

Musee Simon Segal Contemporary Art, Aups

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

Musee des Arts & des Metiers du Vin

Musee des Arts & des Metiers du Vin

This wine museum situated just outside of Ansouis is a must for all wine lovers, and a fascinating for all amateurs.