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All Renaissance art & Early modern art museums to visit in Avignon

Experience the artistic revival of the Renaissance and early modern periods at 3 museums in Avignon. These museums showcase masterpieces from a transformative era in art history.

Are you captivated by Renaissance and early modern art? These are the best museums to visit in Avignon:

  1. Petit Palais Museum1

    Petit Palais Museum

     Avignon
    The Musée du Petit Palais is a museum and art gallery located in Avignon, a city in southern France. The museum was inaugurated in 1976 and has since been a significant cultural landmark in the region.
     4.4
    Art & Design Art
  3. Angladon Museum2

    Angladon Museum

     Avignon
    The Angladon Museum - Jacques Doucet is situated in the heart of Avignon at 5 rue Laboureur. The museum is housed in the hôtel de Massilian, a former hôtel particulier built in the 18th century. This historic building adds a unique charm to the museum, making it not just a place to view art, but also a piece of history itself.
     4.4
    Art & Design Art
  4. Calvet Museum3

    Calvet Museum

     Avignon
    The Calvet Museum, located in Avignon, is the city's primary museum. Its extensive collection is divided between two distinct buildings. The fine arts collection is housed in an 18th-century hôtel particulier, a type of grand townhouse. A separate Lapidary Museum, which showcases stone carvings and sculptures, is located in the former chapel of the city's Jesuit college on rue de la République.
     4.6
    Art & Design Art