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Museum / Gallery Sights in Provence

Discover and book the top Provence sights

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Collection Lambert

Location
Avignon

The Collection Lambert is a wonderful gallery featuring modern art from the 1960's.

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.

L'Essentiel de Lavande, Grignan

L'Essentiel de Lavande, Grignan

From cultivation right through to the essential oil, come here and discover the journey of a plant whose fragrance and many virtues have been our childhood companions!

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Fondation Vasarely

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'.

colourful painting of a village with trees

Musee Yves Brayer paintings, Les Baux de Provence

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.

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.

a modern design museum on the south coast of france

MuCEM, Marseille

This museum (Musée des civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée — MuCEM) showcases civilisations in the Mediterranean in the twenty first century, and has been developed by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication.

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.

photo of olive trees and a painting by van gogh

Monastere de St-Paul-de-Mausole, St Remy de Provence

Location
Saint-Remy-de-Provence

After your explorations in Glanum, it's worth visiting the asylum where Vincent van Gogh spent one year after the dramatic incident in Arles. The Monastère de St-Paul-de-Mausole is just a short ride from Glanum. Since 1605 it has functioned as a psychiatric hospital, remaining so today.

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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.

Mines de Bruoux, nr Apt

Mines de Bruoux, Apt

This area is well known for it's ochre pigment found in the soil, and a tour of the Mines de Bruoux show you the underground caverns that were created.

Shan-Art Gallery, Aix-en-Provence

Shan-Art Gallery

Location
Aix-en-Provence

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

Theatre Antique, Orange

Theatre Antique, Orange

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

Musee de Faykod (De Faykod Museum), Aups

Musee de Faykod (De Faykod Museum), Aups

Some 50 white marble sculptures by Maria de Faykod, renowned sculptor with numerous existing works. She had the original idea to open a garden which exhibit some of her work to the public.

Museum of trains, transport and vehicles, Breil-sur-Roya

Eco Musee, Breil-sur-Roya

Museum charting the history of transport in the area, with lots of old vehicles to look at. Located in an old rail warehouse in Breil.

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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.

Fondation Van Gogh, Arles

Fondation 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 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.