Museums/Galleries in Provence

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Museums/Galleries in Provence

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Atelier Cézanne
After the death of his mother forced the sale of Paul Cézanne's...
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Museums / Galleries Aix-en-Provence
 
Ateliers Thérèse Neveu
The history of the craft of santon-making and other uses to which...
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Museums / Galleries Aubagne
 
Centre d'Art Présence Van Gogh
The 18th-century Hôtel Estrine is now the Centre d'Art...
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Museums / Galleries, Houses / Mansions St-Remy-de-Provence
 
Centre de la Vieille Charité
Built between 1671 and 1749 and designed by Pierre and Jean Puget...
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Museums / Galleries Marseille
 
Daniel Scaturro
Daniel Scaturro is one of the best. He specializes in portraits...
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Museums / Galleries Aubagne
 
Espace van Gogh
The most strikingly resonant site, impeccably restored and landscaped...
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Museums / Galleries Arles
 
Hôtel de Châteaurenard
Across from a commercial gallery that calls itself the Petit...
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Museums / Galleries, Houses / Mansions Aix-en-Provence
 
Hôtel de Sade
Make your way to the Hôtel de Sade, a 15th- and 16th-century...
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Museums / Galleries, Houses / Mansions St-Remy-de-Provence
 
Le Petit Monde de Marcel Pagnol
You can study miniature dioramas of scenes from Pagnol stories...
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Museums / Galleries Aubagne
 
Maison Carrée
Lovely and forlorn in the middle of a busy downtown square, the...
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Museums / Galleries, Archaeological Sites Nimes
 
Moulin de Daudet
Summering in the Château de Montauban, Daudet frequently...
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Museums / Galleries, Architectural Sites Fontvieille
 
Musée Archéologique et d'Histoire Naturelle
The Musée Archéologique et d'Histoire Naturelle...
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Museums / Galleries Nimes
 
Musée Calvet
Worth a visit for the beauty and balance of its architecture...
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Museums / Galleries Avignon
 
Musée d'Art Contemporain
The glass-fronted Musée d'Art Contemporain (Contemporary...
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Museums / Galleries Nimes
 
Musée d'Histoire de Marseille
With the Jardin des Vestiges in its backyard and its front door...
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Museums / Galleries Marseille
 
Musée d'Orange
Across the street from the theater, the small Musée d'Orange...
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Museums / Galleries Orange
 
Musée de Fontaine de Vaucluse Pétrarch
The great Renaissance poet Petrarch, driven mad with unrequited...
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Museums / Galleries Fontaine de Vaucluse
 
Musée de l'Arles et de la Provence Antiques
This is the place to steep yourself in Arles's spectacular classical...
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Museums / Galleries Arles
 
Musée de la Légion Étrangère
Another claim to fame for Aubagne: it's the headquarters for...
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Museums / Galleries Aubagne
 
Musée de la Marine et de l'Economie de Marseille
Inaugurated by Napoléon III in 1860, this impressive building...
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Museums / Galleries Marseille
 
Musée de la Mode
Adding a bit of panache and style to the normal museum rounds...
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Museums / Galleries Marseille
 
Musée des Beaux Arts
Farther west is the Musée des Beaux Arts showing paintings...
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Museums / Galleries Toulon
 
Musée des Beaux-Arts
At the Musée des Beaux-Arts (Fine Arts Museum), a few...
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Museums / Galleries Nimes
 
Musée des Docks Romains
Nazis destroyed the neighborhood along the Quai du Port in 1943—a...
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Museums / Galleries Marseille
 
Musée des Outils de Vignerons Père Anselme
To learn more about local wine production, stop in at the Musée...
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Museums / Galleries Chateauneuf-du-Pape
 
Musée des Tapisseries
Housed in the hyper-elegant 17th-century Palais de l'Archevêché...
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Museums / Galleries, Castles / Palaces Aix-en-Provence
 
Musée du Débarquement
At Mt-Faron's summit are a zoo, a great view, and the Musée...
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Museums / Galleries Toulon
 
Musée du Vieil Aix
An eclectic assortment of local treasures resides in this 17th-century...
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Museums / Galleries Aix-en-Provence
 
Musée du Vieux Marseille
The 16th-century Maison Diamantée (Diamond House), named...
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Museums / Galleries Marseille
 
Musée du Vieux Nîmes
The Musée du Vieux Nîmes (Museum of Old Nîmes)...
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Museums / Galleries Nimes
 
Musée Granet
In the graceful Quartier Mazarin and set below the Cours Mirabeau...
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Museums / Galleries Aix-en-Provence
 
Musée Lapidaire
Housed indefinitely in a pretty little Jesuit chapel on the main...
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Museums / Galleries Avignon
 
Musée National de la Marine
Avenue de la République, an ugly arrangement of concrete...
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Museums / Galleries Toulon
 
Musée Paul Arbaud
A rich and varied collection of Provençal faïence...
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Museums / Galleries Aix-en-Provence
 
Musée Pierre de Luxembourg
Below the abbey, the Musée Pierre de Luxembourg gives...
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Museums / Galleries Villeneuve-lez-Avignon
 
Musée Réattu
Arles can't boast a single Van Gogh painting—excusable...
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Museums / Galleries Arles
 
Musée Requien
Don't bother to rush to this eccentric little natural history...
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Museums / Galleries Avignon
 
Musée Yves-Brayer
In the Hôtel des Porcelet, which dates from the 16th century...
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Museums / Galleries Les Baux-de-Provence
 
Museon Arlaten
Take the time to comb leisurely through the quirky old collection...
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Museums / Galleries Arles
 
Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle
An unusual collection of dinosaur eggs is this museum's claim...
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Museums / Galleries Aix-en-Provence
 
Palais des Papes
The Renaissance chronicler Jean Froissart called this palace...
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Museums / Galleries, Religious Sites, Castles / Palaces Avignon
 
Pavillon de Vendôme
This extravagant Baroque villa was first built in 1665 as a "country"...
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Museums / Galleries, Houses / Mansions Aix-en-Provence
 
Petit Palais
This former residence of bishops and cardinals houses a large...
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Museums / Galleries, Religious Sites, Castles / Palaces Avignon
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