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Museon Arlaten

Address: 29 rue de la République, Arles
Phone: 04-90-93-58-11

Museum of Arles

Category: Museums/Galleries
Location: Arles

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Fodor's Review:

Take the time to comb leisurely through the quirky old collection of local paraphernalia housed in this grand 16th-century town house. Created by the father of the Provençal revival, turn-of-the-century poet Frédéric Mistral (he paid for it with his Nobel Prize winnings), it enshrines a seemingly bottomless collection of regional treasures. There are spindled-oak bread boxes (mounted high on the wall like bird cages); the signature Arlésienne costumes, with their pretty shoulder scarves crossed at the waist; dolls and miniatures; an entire Camargue gardian hut, with reconstructed interior; and dioramas with mannequins—tiny tableaux of Provençal life. Following Mistral's wishes, women in full Arlésienne costume oversee the labyrinth of lovely 16th-century halls.

Cost: EUR 4, free 1st Sun. of every month
Open: Apr., May, and Sept., daily 9:30-12:30 and 2-6; June-Aug., daily 9-1 and 2-6:30; Oct.-Mar., Tues.-Sun. 9:30-12:30 and 2-5

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