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Origin and history

The Sobirats Museum was a municipal museum in Carpentras, recognized as the Musée de France, dedicated to the decorative, provencal and county arts of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. His collections, originally exhibited in an 18th century mansion, the Armand de Châteauvieux Hotel, were left to the city by Isidore Morically. This hotel, built between street and garden, has preserved its original interior layout, with its enfilades of rooms, offering a historical setting adapted to the exhibition of works.

In 1948, the city of Carpentras decided to install the decorative and sacred art collections of the Inguimbertine library. The museum was named the Sobirats Museum in 1957, in tribute to Count Victor de Sobirats (1861-1957), whose important legacy of furniture, paintings, household objects and books enriched the collections. The latter included furniture from the Louis XV, Louis XVI and Empire periods, tapestries from Aubusson, the faiences of Moustiers and Marseilles, as well as paintings by masters such as Joseph Vernet and Joseph-Siffrein Duplessis.

The Sobirats Museum was open to the public from 1 April to 30 September, offering activities to discover cultural heritage. However, it is now closed due to the transfer of its works to the Inguimbertine Library, scheduled for 2020. Several pieces of his collections were classified as historical objects, highlighting their heritage value.

The Armand de Châteauvieux hotel, which housed the museum, is a remarkable example of 18th century civil architecture, with elements of ironwork of art, such as the staircase and a console of the Mille brothers. This place illustrates both the local history and the evolution of decorative arts in Provence and in Comtat Venaissin.

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