Museums in Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur

Musée de la Préhistoire
04500 Quinson

The Musée de Préhistoire des gorges du Verdon, located in Quinson (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), is a departmental museum labeled Musée de France, presenting 50 years of local archaeological excavations. Designed by Norman Foster, it traces a million years of human history in Provence.

Musée de Peinture
84000 Avignon

The Musée du Petit Palais in Avignon, housed in a 14th century cardinalry, houses an exceptional collection of medieval paintings and sculptures and the first Renaissance, including primitive Italians and works by the Avignon school.

Musée d'Archéologie gallo-romaine
13104 Arles

The Musée départemental Arles antique, nicknamed the "Blue Museum", is a modern archaeological museum built in 1995 in Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It houses collections ranging from Prehistory to Late Antiquity, from local excavations, including paleo-Christian sarcophagi unique in France and remains of the Roman river-maritime port of Arelate.

Musée des Beaux-Arts
84000 Avignon

The Calvet Museum, housed in a classified 18th-century mansion in Avignon, houses collections rich in archaeology, fine arts and decorative arts, from the legacy of Spirit Calvet and revolutionary seizures.

Musée d'Art et d'histoire locale
84208 Carpentras

The Comtadin-Duplessis Museum in Carpentras (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) was a municipal museum dedicated to the history of Comtat Venaissin and to fine arts, now part of the Inguimbertine Library.

Musée des Beaux-Arts
13200 Arles

The Réattu Museum, housed in a 12th century priory in Arles, combines historical heritage and contemporary art, housing works by Réattu, Picasso and a pioneering photographic collection in France.

Musée de l'immigration et de l'esclavagisme
04230 Ongles

The House of History and Memory of Ongles, opened in 2008 in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, traces the history of the Harki families settled in this village in 1962 after the Algerian war.

Musée du Judaïsme
84300 Cavaillon

The Judeo-Comtadin Museum of Cavaillon, housed in a 15th century synagogue rebuilt in the 18th century, bears witness to the history of the Comtadin Jews. Located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, it houses a rare architectural and ritual heritage.