CEZANNE'S WORKSHOP
9, avenue Paul Cézanne
Tel : 33 (0)4 42 21 06 53
Fax : 33 (0)4 42 21 90 34
E-mail : infos@atelier-cezanne.com
Website : www.atelier-cezanne.com
Surrounded by a romantic garden which inspired the painting of "the grandes baigneuses", the workshop has preserved the artist's furniture and objects - motifs for his still life paintings, authentic place of memories. Projection room where Cezanne's work can be seen on screen.
More info
: www.atelier-cezanne.com
TAPESTRY MUSEUM
28, Place des Martyrs de la Résistance - Palais de l'Archevêché
Tel : 33 (0)4 42 23 09 91
Rate and opening
Situated on the first floor of the old Archbishop's palace, the museum keeps a large collection of 17th and 18th century tapestries and the beautiful furniture of the Archbishop's rooms.
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
6, rue Espariat
Tel : 33 (0)4 42 27 91 27
Fax : 33 (0) 4 42 27 43 88
E-mail : museum-aix@worldonline.fr
Rate and opening
Installed in 1838,the museum possesses a fine collection of dinosaur eggs and bones (65 million years old) together with fish, insects and plants from the local areas. One of the rooms specialises in the prehistoric period.There are 2 500 stuffed birds in the reserves representing over 300 species.
MUSEE GRANET
Place Saint-Jean de Malte – Mazarin district
Tel: 33 (0)4 42 528 832 - Fax:33 (0)4 42 528 782
Rate and opening
Closed the 25 Dec., 1st Jan., 1st May
INDIVIDUALS : net of commission
• Individual fee : €4
• Special rate from 15 entries : €3
(possibility of exange on the spot ).
• Gratuity : under 18 years old.
• Guided visits : entrance fee + €3
(english visits available)
• Audio-guides : €2
GROUPE RATES : net of commission
From 15 to 25 personnes upon reservation.
Entrance fee : 3€
2 gratuities per group.
Guides Rate : 1h : 60€ / 1h30 : 75€ / 2h : 90€
Permission to speak: 30€ (with agreement from museum)
BOUTIQUE and LIBRARY IN THE MUSEUM : free acces during opening hours of Museum.
MUSEE ESTIENNE DE SAINT JEAN
17, rue Gaston de Saporta
Tel 33 (0)4 42 21 43 55
Fax 33 (0)4 42 96 52 76
Rate and opening
Estienne de Saint Jean's aristocratic 17th century mansion shows a large majority of its original decoration and furniture,
an art museum with popular traditional pieces...
FONDATION VASARELY
1 Av. Marcel Pagnol, Jas de Bouffan
Tel : 33 (0)4 42 20 01 09 - Fax : 33 (0)4 42 59 14 65
E-mail : fondation.vasarely@fondationvasarely.org
Website : www.fondationvasarely.org
Rate and opening
42 "monumental integrations" on 1 500 sq.m.
PAVILLON de VENDOME
32, rue Célony
Tel : 33 (0)4 42 21 05 78
Fax : 33 (0)4 42 23 57 75
Rate and opening
Built by Louis Mercoeur, Duke of Vendôme, the museum is surrounded by a beautiful and typical French Park.
Furniture, paintings, drawings and objects which reconstitute the life within the high society at the end of the 17th century and the beginning of the 18th.
MUSEE PAUL ARBAUD
2a, rue du 4 Septembre
Tel : 33 (0)4 42 38 38 95
Rate and opening
Meridional crokery, sculptures and paintings.
Library with written works from the 14th to the 20th century (the first collection of private papers from Provence).
LA CITE DU LIVRE - BOOK CITY
LIBRARY MEJANES
Espace culturel Méjanes - 8, 10, rue des Allumettes
13098 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 2
Tel : 33 (0)4 42 91 98 65 Fax : 33 (0)4 42 27 11 86
Website : www.citedulivre-aix.com
Fondation St John Perse
Espace culturel Méjanes, rue Est
Tel. 33 (0)4 42 91 98 85 - Fax 33 (0)4 42 27 11 86
E-mail : fondation.saint.john.perse@wanadoo.fr
Web : www.fondationsaintjohnperse.fr
Since 1975 the foundation looks after all literature and diplomatic documents as well as information about Saint John Perse and co-edits all publications concerning him.
Vidéothèque Internationale d’Art Lyrique et de danse
(In the Library) Tel +33 (0)4 42 91 90 89
Fax +33 (0)4 42 91 98 64
The unique video library was created in 1991 for all types of poems, literature and music, consultation of the information and library of numerous opera recordings, especially those of Aix-en-Provence opera festival. Collection of modern dance films, archives of the Preljocaj Ballet.
Les écritures croisées
Press room 1st floor
Tel 33 (0)4 42 26 16 85
Meeting of writers and yearly literary events as the "Fête du Livre" in autumn and "Livres en fête" in spring.
L'Institut de l'image
Tel 33 (0)4 42 26 81 82
The Institute suggests a repertoire of videos (which is linked to recent cultural events) as well as a selection of research videos.
Aix en Provence countryside
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