Museum / Gallery Sights in Provence

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

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

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

Originally a stone quarry, the Carrieres de Lumieres has been transformed into a backdrop for a stunning audio visual show, where images are projected on to the walls and the floor. Each year a different artist and theme is chosen to lead the display.

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”.

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

The Calvet Museum today houses works of art from the 16th to 20th century, and holds innumerable collections donated or bequeathed by patrons, art lovers and collectors, such as Baron de Montfaucon, Esprit Requien, Noël Biret, the Montlaur family, and recently Marcel Puech.

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

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

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.

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

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

Grasse is the world capital of perfumes. At this museum you can discover the ancient tradition of parfumerie and learn how to create your own, unique scent.

LUMA is a non profit organisation based in Arles..

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

An old quarry, the Carrieres de Bibemus lies on the western slopes of Montagne St Victoire and is a place that inspired Paul Cezanne through out his life.

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.

The building itself has been protected as a historic monument since 1979 and is worth the journey just for that, let alone the art works inside.