Museum of Aix en Provence

Holidays are not just  the days that you are spending at the beach by lounging. In any case, this is not the opinion of everyone. While you visiting a city or a country, the best thing you can do is to know a little more about its history and culture. This will allow you to cultivate yourself, even if only for a moment. In order to get an overview of what this town has to offer you so as to satisfy your curiosity, there is nothing better than visiting the museums in Aix en Provence.

By going to the Mazarin district, in Saint John's Square in Malta, you will find the Granet Museum. You will see fascinating things, such as the archeological section that shows the results of the excavations of the Entremont Celto-Ligure Oppidum and the remains of the Roman city of Aquae Sextiae. There is also a large collection of representative paintings of French painting from the 16th to the 20th century. Not to mention the 8 works of Cézanne and temporary exhibitions.

Near the street of Gaston de Saporta, you will discover the museum of Old Aix. You will see the " Demonstrative Nativity Scene" which represents a Provencal micro-society from articulated puppets, evoking the mystery of the Nativity. You will also find temporary exhibitions, as well as some faiences of Moustiers.

The Museum of Tapestries, as the name suggests has a rich collection of tapestries of Beauvais in the seventeenth and eighteenth century. There is also a section of contemporary tapestries. While visiting this museum in Aix en Provence, you will also have a glimpse of what were the state apartments of the archbishops during the seventeenth and eighteenth century.

And of course, a visit to the Natural History Museum is recommended, if you want to discover the ancient treasures of Aix en Provence. You will find prehistoric exhibitions, palaeontology exhibitions, dinosaur eggs and butterflies. There is an astronomy room for those who like to have their heads in the stars.