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Museum / Gallery Sights in Provence

Discover and book the top Provence sights

Fort St Roch, Sospel

Fort St Roch, Sospel

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

Musee Reattu, Arles

Musee Reattu

The Musee Reattu presents collections of ancient and contemporary paintings, sculptures, tapestry, photography and sounds. Amongst these is a collection of some fifty seven drawings by Picasso.

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.

Musee Estrine, Saint Remy de Provence

Musee Estrine, Saint Remy de Provence

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’.

a grand palace in Avignon

Petit Palais museum

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.

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.

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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.

the exterior of an old mansion

Campredon Centre d'Art, Isle sur la Sorgue

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.

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.

a display cabinet of corkscrews in Menerbes, Provence

Le Musee du Tire-Bouchon, Menerbes

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

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.

image of a warehouse

Site Memorial des Milles

Location
Aix-en-Provence

At the beginning of World War II, France interned all Austrian and German nationals who were living in France at the time, and Les Milles was the prison for the south eastern region.

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.

Carre d'Art Museum, Nimes

Carre d'Art Museum, Nimes

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

Parfumerie Molinard, Grasse

Parfumerie Molinard, Grasse

Location
Grasse

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.

Musee Extraordinaire de Georges Mazoyer

Musee Extraordinaire de Georges Mazoyer, Ansouis

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.

Lavender Crops

Les Agnels Lavender Distillery

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.

Coca Cola Museum, Avignon

Coca-Cola Museum

Location
Avignon

Collector Michel Houche, has filled his house in Avignon, with over 4000 different pieces of Coca Cola memorabilia, creating a unique collection which tells an interesting story behind the brand.