The Joseph Sec Monument
6, avenue Pasteur
Museum and exhibits hours: Monday – Friday.
Cezanne’s Studio
9. avenue Paul Cezanne
Museum and exhibits hours: Seasonal hours but for the most part: 10:00 – 12:00 then 14:00 – 17:00. Check web site for variations.
You can read the ARTIST-AT-LARGE story on visiting the studio!
The Vasarely Foundation
Avenue Marcel Pagnol – Jas de Bouffon
Museum and exhibits hours: Open everyday from 10am – 6pm
Victor Vasarely, was a Hungarian-French artist, who is widely accepted as a “grandfather” and leader of the op art movement. His work entitled Zebra, created in the 1930s, is considered by some to be one of the earliest examples of op art. — Wikipedia
The Cite du Livre
8-10 rue des Allumettes
Museum and exhibits hours: Tu, Th, F: 12:00 – 18:00; W, Sa: 10:00 – 18:00
Museum of Natural History
6, rue Espariat
Museum and exhibits hours: Open every day form 10:00 – 12:00 and 1pm – 5pm
The museum features an assortment of dinosaur fossils from the Jurassic period including over 500 dinosaur eggs, the largest collection of eggs in the world.
Musée Granat
Place Saint Jean de Malte
Museum and exhibits hours: W – M: 10:00 – 12:00 and 13:00 – 18:00. Closed Tuesdays.
This collection includes over 600 paintings and sculptures, ranging in era and style. You can see works from the Renaissance through contemporary times.
Musée Arbaud
2 rue du 4 Septembre
Museum and exhibits hours: M – Sa: 2:00 – 17:00. Closed Sundays.
Musé de Vieux Aix
Hotel d’Estienne de Saint Jean
17, rue Gaston de Saporta
Museum and exhibits hours: T-Su: 10:00 – 12:00 then 14:00 – 17:00. Closed Mondays.
The collection is made up of furniture, earthenware, traditional figurines, objects from craft guilds, and puppets from the talking nativity scene, which is a popular 19th century show, give insight into the life of Aix.
The Tapestry Museum
Place des Martyrs de la Resistance
Museum and exhibits hours: W – M: 10:00 – 12:30 then 13:30 – 17:30. Closed Tuesdays.
Decorative arts from the 17th and 18th centuries sorted by different groups, like the Gothic Room which hosts temporary exhibitions, while the courtyard houses the Theatre of the Archbishop, one of the venues of the Aix-en-Provence Opera Festival.
The Vendome Pavillion
32, rue Celony
Museum and exhibits hours: W – M: 10:00 – 12:30 then 13:30 – 17:30. Closed Tuesdays.
An historic pavilion surrounded by a French formal garden.