Museums in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

04360 Moustiers-Sainte-Marie

The Musée de la Faïence in Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, traces the history of local faiencière production, from the 18th to the 20th century, through a rich collection of artisanal and industrial objects.

04300 Forcalquier

The Forcalquier Municipal Museum, housed in a former Recollet convent, has exhibited various collections since 1912, in the heart of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.

04300 Dauphin

The Salagon Museum, housed in a Benedictine priory of the 12th–XIXth centuries in Mane (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), combines historical heritage, ethnobotanical gardens and ethnographic collections on Provencal rural life.

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 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 la nature et de la faune sauvage
04300 Mane

The Salagon Museum, located in Mane (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), is a Renaissance priory and Romanesque church surrounded by ethnobotanical gardens, valuing Provençal culture through 15,000 objects and 1,700 plant species.

04110 Aubenas-les-Alpes

The Vachères Archaeological Museum, located in Aubenas-les-Alpes (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), exhibits local collections from regional excavations, including fossils and prehistoric tools dated up to 120,000 years.

Musée d'Art contemporain
04000 Digne-les-Bains

The Promenade Museum in Digne-les-Bains is a cultural monument located in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.