Museon Arlaten - Museum of Provence
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Presentation
The Museon Arlaten, a departmental museum of ethnography created at the end of the 19th century by the poet Frédéric Mistral, is a "place of memory" of Provencal society.
The Museon Arlaten-musée de Provence offers a completely new visitor experience among 3,500 objects, costumes and paintings, respecting the mistralian heritage and more than a century of museographic history. Thanks to a wide range of multimedia devices, it offers an almost infinite choice of possibilities for further exploration and discovery.
From the 18th century to multimedia
Founded in 1899 by Frédéric Mistral, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and champion of the Provençal language and culture, the Museon Arlaten, "poet's museum" and "museum of living life", had been closed to the public since 2009.
While the dioramas, 18th, 19th and 20th century costumes, the Tarasque, festive objects, furniture and earthenware, shepherds, amulets and the works and spirit of Mistral are all still present, the scenography has been revisited to be as faithful to the original as possible, and to add a new historical depth. Visitors will also be able to discover the results of ethnographic surveys of contemporary Provence carried out by the museum's teams.
Nearly sixty digital devices (videos, texts, readings in Provençal, sounds, games, music, multimedia creations and frescoes...) bring to life the Provence of yesteryear, and evoke the Provence of today.
A unique and inspired place
To cross the threshold of the Museon Arlaten is to enter a place shaped by two thousand years of history! The end of the Forum in Roman times (a series of Roman remains, an exedra, columns, a street, sidewalks and sidewalks are still visible in the museum courtyard), an aristocratic residence during the Renaissance, a Jesuit college from the 17th to 18th centuries, prison and place of debate under the French Revolution, then college again, then museum, today renovated, the Museon Arlaten is a major witness to Arles' architecture and history from Antiquity to the 21st century.
Thanks to the renovation, two major new architectural features have been added to enhance the visit:
- the grand staircase, designed by renovation architect Michel Bertreux (agence Tetrarc), is enhanced by two creations by Christian Lacroix. Covering all floors, the decor was conceived by the great Arles designer as "a gesture of gratitude and love" for the Museon Arlaten's collections, freely assembled and recomposed in two large backlit glass totems.
- the completely restored Chapelle des Jésuites is finally attached to the museum, providing a sumptuous setting and volume for temporary exhibitions.
The Museon Arlaten-Musée de Provence is an essential stop-off point on any journey to discover the treasures of the city of Arles, for its location, its collections, its journey through time and its contemporary outlook.
Conditions of access :
The Museon Arlaten has numerous facilities for people with special needs. Find out more online:
https://www.museonarlaten.fr/un-musee-accessible-a-tous
Please note: visitors can leave their small luggage at the entrance.
From the 18th century to multimedia
Founded in 1899 by Frédéric Mistral, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and champion of the Provençal language and culture, the Museon Arlaten, "poet's museum" and "museum of living life", had been closed to the public since 2009.
While the dioramas, 18th, 19th and 20th century costumes, the Tarasque, festive objects, furniture and earthenware, shepherds, amulets and the works and spirit of Mistral are all still present, the scenography has been revisited to be as faithful to the original as possible, and to add a new historical depth. Visitors will also be able to discover the results of ethnographic surveys of contemporary Provence carried out by the museum's teams.
Nearly sixty digital devices (videos, texts, readings in Provençal, sounds, games, music, multimedia creations and frescoes...) bring to life the Provence of yesteryear, and evoke the Provence of today.
A unique and inspired place
To cross the threshold of the Museon Arlaten is to enter a place shaped by two thousand years of history! The end of the Forum in Roman times (a series of Roman remains, an exedra, columns, a street, sidewalks and sidewalks are still visible in the museum courtyard), an aristocratic residence during the Renaissance, a Jesuit college from the 17th to 18th centuries, prison and place of debate under the French Revolution, then college again, then museum, today renovated, the Museon Arlaten is a major witness to Arles' architecture and history from Antiquity to the 21st century.
Thanks to the renovation, two major new architectural features have been added to enhance the visit:
- the grand staircase, designed by renovation architect Michel Bertreux (agence Tetrarc), is enhanced by two creations by Christian Lacroix. Covering all floors, the decor was conceived by the great Arles designer as "a gesture of gratitude and love" for the Museon Arlaten's collections, freely assembled and recomposed in two large backlit glass totems.
- the completely restored Chapelle des Jésuites is finally attached to the museum, providing a sumptuous setting and volume for temporary exhibitions.
The Museon Arlaten-Musée de Provence is an essential stop-off point on any journey to discover the treasures of the city of Arles, for its location, its collections, its journey through time and its contemporary outlook.
Conditions of access :
The Museon Arlaten has numerous facilities for people with special needs. Find out more online:
https://www.museonarlaten.fr/un-musee-accessible-a-tous
Please note: visitors can leave their small luggage at the entrance.
Opening period (s)Every day throughout the year between 9.30 am and 6 pm.
Closed on Monday.
Closed exceptionally on January 1st, May 1st, November 1st and December 25th.
Closed on Monday.
Closed exceptionally on January 1st, May 1st, November 1st and December 25th.
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- Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
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Contact
Museon Arlaten - Museum of Provence
31 Rue De la République
13200
Arles
Phone : +33 4 13 31 51 99
Tarifs
Full price: 0 to 8 € (Free admission on the 1st Sunday of the month
Full price: €8
Family rate 12€ : Any family comprising 2 adults accompanying 2 to 7 children under 18.)
Reduced price: 5 € (> Groups of 10 or more: reservation required
required
> 18 to 25 years old or holders of Pass e-jeunes
> Over 65s
> Solidarité 13 cardholders
> Members of associations whose agreement
agreement with CD13 duly specifies the discount
> Accompanying person of disabled card holder
disability card).
Terms and conditions :
Under 18s, "Collégien de Provence" cardholders and one accompanying adult, recipients of minimum social benefits (jobseeker, RSA, minimum old-age pension), disability cardholders, teachers with Education Pass, journalists, Ministry of Culture staff, Monuments Historiques, ICOM, ICOMOS, guide-lecturers, Pass My Provence ambassadors, members of associations whose agreement with CD13 duly specifies free admission, CD13 agents, Arles costume wearers, schoolchildren and local social centers, students. Exceptional free admission is specified in the program for certain events.
Full price: €8
Family rate 12€ : Any family comprising 2 adults accompanying 2 to 7 children under 18.)
Reduced price: 5 € (> Groups of 10 or more: reservation required
required
> 18 to 25 years old or holders of Pass e-jeunes
> Over 65s
> Solidarité 13 cardholders
> Members of associations whose agreement
agreement with CD13 duly specifies the discount
> Accompanying person of disabled card holder
disability card).
Terms and conditions :
Under 18s, "Collégien de Provence" cardholders and one accompanying adult, recipients of minimum social benefits (jobseeker, RSA, minimum old-age pension), disability cardholders, teachers with Education Pass, journalists, Ministry of Culture staff, Monuments Historiques, ICOM, ICOMOS, guide-lecturers, Pass My Provence ambassadors, members of associations whose agreement with CD13 duly specifies free admission, CD13 agents, Arles costume wearers, schoolchildren and local social centers, students. Exceptional free admission is specified in the program for certain events.
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Museon Arlaten - musée de Provence
31 Rue De la République
13200
Arles
GPS coordinates
Latitude : 43.676505
Longitude : 4.626032