Palais du Roure, centre for Provencal culture

  • Museum
  • Arts and culture
  • Folk arts and popular traditions
  • Municipal museum
3 rue Collège du Roure, 84000 Avignon

Description

Museum of popular arts and traditions and Documentation Centre for Ethnology, Provençal and Archaeological studies.
A site that bears witness to the history of a prominent Avignon family and to architecture that has been continuously remodeled since the 15th century. Former Baroncelli-Javon Mansion, Flandreysy-Espérandieu Foundation. For five centuries, from 1469 to 1908, the Baroncelli family, originally from Florence, occupied this Gothic residence, which was converted in the 17th century into a private mansion and named the “Palais du Roure” by Frédéric Mistral in the 19th century. Today it serves as a center for Mediterranean culture, with a special focus on Provence, its history, traditions, language, and literature. It houses an important collection of bells assembled by Jeanne de Flandreysy. THE MUSEUM IS CLOSED FROM JULY 13 TO SEPTEMBER 1. IH: Museum with multiple floors and staircases.

Services

Meeting room
Book shop
Tour free of charge
Guided tours

Services offered

Quality standards

Quality standards
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Accessibility

Not accessible in a wheelchair

Rates

Free visits of the permanent collections.

Openings

Monday
Closed

Tuesday
10:00 - 18:00

Wednesday
10:00 - 18:00

Thursday
10:00 - 18:00

Friday
10:00 - 18:00

Saturday
10:00 - 18:00

Sunday
10:00 - 18:00

Monday
Closed

Tuesday
10:00 - 18:00

Wednesday
10:00 - 18:00

Thursday
10:00 - 18:00

Friday
10:00 - 18:00

Saturday
10:00 - 18:00

Sunday
10:00 - 18:00

Monday
Closed

Tuesday
13:00 - 18:00

Wednesday
13:00 - 18:00

Thursday
13:00 - 18:00

Friday
13:00 - 18:00

Saturday
10:00 - 18:00

Sunday
10:00 - 18:00

13:00 - 21:00
Nocturne from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Monday
Closed

Tuesday
13:00 - 18:00

Wednesday
13:00 - 18:00

Thursday
13:00 - 18:00

Friday
13:00 - 18:00

Saturday
10:00 - 18:00

Sunday
10:00 - 18:00

Monday
Closed

Tuesday
13:00 - 18:00

Wednesday
13:00 - 18:00

Thursday
13:00 - 18:00

Friday
13:00 - 18:00

Saturday
10:00 - 18:00

Sunday
10:00 - 18:00

Location

Palais du Roure, centre for Provencal culture
3 rue Collège du Roure, 84000 Avignon

Spoken languages

Spoken languages
  • French

Environment

Environment
  • Town location
  • In centre of town
Updated on 08 July 2026 at 11:00
by Office de Tourisme Avignon Tourisme
(Offer identifier : 4615598)
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