Museums in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

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.

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.

04500 Allemagne-en-Provence

The Departmental Museum of Prehistory, located in Quinson (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), exhibits archaeological collections covering 400,000 years of history, from Paleolithic to Late Antiquity, in a contemporary building designed by Norman Foster.

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.

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.

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.

Musée des Arts Asiatiques et d'Océanie
04000 Digne-les-Bains

Alexandra David-Néel Museum in Digne-les-Bains is a space dedicated to the explorer, located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. He celebrates his legacy in his hometown.