There's something for everyone in Avignon's museums, from a Tyrannosaurus Rex skull and avant-garde art to the Countess du Barry's travel tea service and one of the few paintings by Vincent van Gogh on view in Provence.
Click here to book a hotel in Avignon. This is a complete guide to Avignon's museums. The Palais des Papes and the Pont d'Avignon , which both have their own exhibition areas, are dealt with in separate articles.
Fantastic news for museum-goers in Avignon! Entrance to five museums in the city is now entirely free. Scroll down the page to read more about them. The last two of these already offered free entry, but the three other museums are a new addition. The aim is to boost visitor numbers, which soared during a pilot week of free admissions. The museums within the walled city are housed in lovely historic buildings and so it comes as something of a surprise that a number of them have been around for less than half a century.
Many of Avignon's museums originate in the idiosyncratic passions of individual collectors: the Lambert, Angladon, Petit Palais, Louis Vouland, Calvet and Requien, among others. This gives their holdings an excitingly quirky, personal quality.
Expect the unexpected, and enjoy. More excellent news for Avignon: the city is poised to get an important new gallery. It is another personal collection: that of the late artist Yvon Taillandier. The new gallery should open in around If you're planning to take in a number of sights, you might check out the new " Avignon City Pass ".
