Avignon's main fine arts museum housed in a beautiful 18th-century hôtel particulier. Features paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts from the 15th to 20th centuries, including works by David, Géricault, Manet, and a notable collection of Egyptian antiquities.
Free for permanent collections. Combined ticket with Lapidary Museum €7 (half price €3.50)
Weekday afternoons are quietest. The museum's courtyard garden is a peaceful retreat in summer.
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The museum houses French, Italian, and Dutch paintings from the 16th-19th centuries, sculptures, Egyptian antiquities, furniture, and 18th-century ironwork. The painting collection includes works by Jacques-Louis David, Théodore Géricault, Édouard Manet, and Camille Corot.
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