French and foreign artists have been attracted to Provence and the French Riviera for a long time. There are many museums and some of them are world famous. Some are consecrated to one artist and might be situated in the very place where the artist lived. Some have permanent collections, other host a temporary exhibition.

 

One can find historical museums, museums with antique collections, museums with contemporary art and museums with local traditions.

 

This is a list with some of the museums, but there are others

 

Arles : Musée d'Arles Antique, Musée Réattu, la Fondation Van Gogh

 

St Rémy-de-Provence : Musée d'Estrine, Musée des Alpilles, St Paul-de-Mausole

 

Marseille : le Musée d'Histoire de Marseille, le Mucem

 

Toulon : Musée de la Marine

 

Aix-en-Provence : l'Hôtel de Caumont, Cézanne's studio, Musée Granet

 

Avignon : Musée Calvet, Petit Palais, Musée Vouland, Collection Lambert, Musée Angladon

 

Orange : Musée Municipal

 

St Tropez : Musée de l'Annonciade

 

Antibes : Musée Picasso

 

Le Cannet : Musée Bonnard

 

Cagnes : Musée Renoir

 

St Paul-de-Vence : Fondation Maeght

 

Vence : la Chapelle du Rosaire

 

Nice : Musée Matisse, Musée Chagall, le MAMAC, Musée Masséna

 

St Jean-Cap-Ferrat : Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild

 

Beaulieu : Villa Kérylos

 

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin : Villa 1027 d'Eileen Gray, le Cabanon du Corbusier