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The 10 Best Specialty Museums in Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Discover the best top things to do in Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France including Musee Escoffier de l'Art Culinaire, Villa & Jardins Ephrussi de Rothschild, Marc Chagall National Museum, Musee d'Art Classique de Mougins, Maison Alexandra David-Neel, Citadelle de Saint-Tropez - Musee d'histoire maritime, Musee National de la Marine, Mucem, Musee du Vin Brotte Degustation et Vente, Maison de la Biodiversite.
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1. Musee Escoffier de l'Art Culinaire
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4.5 based on 327 reviews
The home of Auguste Escoffier is a now a museum with several exhibits on this famous French cook, considered by many the father of modern culinary art. The Museum is closed until 21 December 2018 inclusive. We will welcome you from 22 December 2018 : from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm and from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm, every day.
Reviewed By Jeanbart16 - Bordeaux, France
This is a definite must place to visit for gourmets! The well-designed and well-run museum in the house where Escoffier was born is now run by the city. The 6 euros entry fee even included a Peach Melba dessert and coffee on our visit! The precious collection of menus and the well preserved period cooking utensils are enlightening: one comes away with a better understanding of how French cuisine was born and its historical influence on the New York dining scene.
2. Villa & Jardins Ephrussi de Rothschild
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4.5 based on 2,494 reviews
It took Baroness Béatrice Ephrussi de Rothschild, one of the most original women on the French Riviera, seven years to build one of the most beautiful sites on the Côte d’Azur. An enlightened art enthusiast who travelled back and forth across France and Europe, Béatrice de Rothschild built up an incomparable and eclectic collection of masterpieces: priceless Sèvres and Vincennes porcelain, works by Fragonard, paintings by the masters (Boucher, Carpaccio, Tiepolo, etc.), Louis XVI furniture, and so on.
Reviewed By stephenh00d - Brentwood, United Kingdom
What a beautiful location.A free audio guide gave a detailed description of the villa and its history.Fanfastic gardens and views.Also had afternoon tea in the restaurant very pleasant.Overall great value as we spent over 4 hours wandering the house and grounds.If you are travelling from Nice the bus number has changed from the 81 to 15.
3. Marc Chagall National Museum
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4.5 based on 3,618 reviews
This museum has a large collection of works by Marc Chagall, the famous Russian-born painter and designer.
Reviewed By alajournal - Bratislava, Slovakia
Lucky artist to have a custom made house for his works - and even already during his lifetime! Especially with the wonderful Biblical Message cycle in mind! The Biblical Message was what I enjoyed viewing the most and it made me thinking of not so lucky Alfons Mucha, who had painted beautiful poetic monumental cycle Slav Epic and his paintings are "homeless" so far. I like the way the Biblical Message is presented in this museum. I extremely enjoyed viewing the documentary about Marc Chagall, not only because the documentary was well done, but was screened in a "theatre" room with comfortable chairs, with stained glass windows by Marc Chagall himself and there even was a harpsichord decorated by him there. In other rooms there were also his other paintings, sculptures, drawings and ceramics to be seen. Also an interesting mosaic in the yard to be admired through a glass wall. I highly recommend seeing this museum.
4. Musee d'Art Classique de Mougins
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4.5 based on 484 reviews
Discover, at the entrance of the old village of Mougins, how the beauty of the ancient world has influenced neoclassical, modern and contemporary art. The Museum’s large and diverse collection of antiquities includes Roman, Greek and Egyptian sculpture, vases, coins, and jewellery, and also the world’s largest private collection of ancient arms and armour. These ancient artworks are interspersed with many classically-inspired paintings, drawings, and scupltures by artists such as Picasso, Matisse, Chagall, Dufy, Cézanne, Rodin, Dali, Andy Warhol, Marc Quinn, Anthony Gormley and Damien Hirst.NewWe will be co-hosting a temporary exhibition with the village of Mougins from the 12th April to 28th May 2012, Myths & Heros.A selection of sculptures, paintings & mosaics by Picasso, Arman, Sosno, Renoir, Rubens, Cezanne & Turchi on display in the Espace Culturelle.
Reviewed By SydneyKath - Sydney, Australia
Aa well as Roman busts and statues and incredible Egyptian artefacts including hieroglyphics there are vases, glassware, jewellery and coins, and an array described as the world's "largest private collection of ancient armour", There are also works by old masters and modern artists, such as Rubens, Degas, Rodin, Braque, Picasso – and on to Mark Quinn, Damien Hirst and Antony Gormley – intended to show the continuity of classical themes into the present. The interesting labels are in French and English.
5. Maison Alexandra David-Neel
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4.5 based on 201 reviews
La Maison Alexandra David-Neel rouvre ses portes au public à partir du vendredi 12 juin. Le musée et le jardin seront ouverts tous les jours, sauf le lundi, de 10 h à 18 h. Suite aux différentes mesures de sécurités et gestes barrières mis en place face à la crise sanitaire liée au Covid-19, l'accès à la villa n'est plus possible, pour des raisons d'exiguïté des lieux et de l'impossibilité d'y respecter les gestes barrières. Le port du masque est obligatoire, du gel hydroalcoolique est mis à disposition des visiteurs dès leur accueil auprès de nos agents. Aucune visite de groupes ou de réservation n'est possible pour l'instant.
6. Citadelle de Saint-Tropez - Musee d'histoire maritime
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4.5 based on 909 reviews
For over 400 years, the Citadel rings the city. Element of the defence of the port the most important between Antibes and Toulon for centuries, it is now one of the few monuments of this magnitude of the Var coast. Proud of its rich maritime past, Saint-Tropez has decided to create a modern museum in the dungeon of the town's citadel, allowing all visitors to discover the daily lives of men and women who shaped over the centuries the Saint-Tropez of today.
Reviewed By ginsengNewYork
Scenic old fortress turned into an interesting, unpretentious naval museum, with stunning 380° views. The location is superb, but the best part is getting into the museum. With information in both French and English, the mixed media exhibits are appealing for both young and old. Quite low cost by St Tropez standards, the 3euros entrance fee is a steal! The exhibits are tastefully displayed and cover the true identity of Saint Tropez in the past 500 years. Indeed, St Trop was not just a picture perfect fishing village, but it turns out it had much greater importance. The exhibits cover commerce and fishing trips along Provence’s coast, as well as long hazardous voyages aboard large merchant sailing boats beyond Cape Horn, journeys along the coasts of Africa and India, and the age of luxurious liners. Amongst notorious Tropezian celebrities, I discovered De Suffren, who had volunteered to help the colonists during the American Revolutionary War. Highly recommended !
7. Musee National de la Marine
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4.5 based on 517 reviews
Reviewed By Caramac2018 - Wales, United Kingdom
So much to see in this marvellous museum I had to go back a second time to see it all. Lots of extraordinary, traditional exhibits with meaningful explanations provided by the multilingual information devices. Very pleasant atmosphere and extremely educational and informative. The gift shop is small but has some lovely pieces - reasonably priced.
8. Mucem
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4.5 based on 6,753 reviews
The MuCEM is a museum of 21st-century civilizations, principally concerned with comparing all aspects of the cultures of the Mediterranean, with Europe and the other continents that border the Mediterranean occupying a major place. It will offer a fresh look at the cultures of the Mediterranean.
Reviewed By Cmuringi - Nimes, France
A great building that gives you magnifique views especially on the connecting bridges,its alos used ofr expo thus has a lot new things to be discovered during the expos! Its location is really idead overlooking the old port and Palais de pharaoh. Do not miss this!
9. Musee du Vin Brotte Degustation et Vente
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4.5 based on 374 reviews
The BROTTE Wine Museum offers you an unique and educational visit (6 languages), revealing all the secrets of the wine growing and the renown of Chateauneuf-du-Pape and other wine varieties of the great Rhone Valley region. You will be immersed in a memorable warm and contemporary atmosphere. Afterwards our sommeliers welcome you to taste our Chateauneuf-du-Pape wines. They will provide expert advice in the wine shop which offers our large choice of Chateauneuf-du-Pape and Rhone Valley wines. You will also discover the secret of "La Fiole du Pape", iconic bottle of our Winery since 1952. Audioguided visit: 6€/person. Free tasting of 3 Chateauneuf du Pape wines from Maison Brotte.
Reviewed By dkerr99 - Stratford, Canada
Great self guided tour with audio guide to show history of wine in the region and wine making in general - I find it was great to understand more about the Rhone valley wines and the local CDP wines and history. The wine tasting afterwards was good and quite enjoyable - no pressure to buy anything
10. Maison de la Biodiversite
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