Lambert Collection. Credit: OTresson
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Avignon, land of culture
The museums of Avignon
Unique collectionsSix museums (Calvet, Lapidaire, Petit Palais, Requien, Palais du Roure, bains Pommer) complement each other and offer visitors the chance to see several thousand works of art – objects, documents, paintings, sculptures – in some of Avignon’s finest buildings. And what’s more, it’s free for everyone!
Take the time to discover the city’s private museums, home to some of the world’s most famous names in the history of art, and the Musée Pierre-de-Luxembourg in Villeneuve-lez-Avignon.
The biggest stage in the world
It’s rumoured that there are more red armchairs in Avignon than there are inhabitants… and with good reason! Since Jean Vilar founded the Festival d’Avignon, live entertainment has become second nature to the city of the Popes! July may be a busy time for the city of the Popes, but the curtain never goes down.
Avignon, a land of inspiration for artists
Matteo Giovannetti, Enguerrand Quarton, Pierre Mignard, Claude Joseph Vernet, Pierre Grivolas, Claude Firmin, but also Olivier Messiaen, Jean Sully Dumas, Pierre Boulle, Mireille Matthieu, Jean Vilar, Ernest Pignon-Ernest and more recently Goddog or Space invader… They were born here, lived here, still live here, and were, or still are, inspired by Avignon. Sometimes even on its walls, where they leave their mark and add to its legend.
Turn up the watts!
While Avignon has for decades been (re)known as a land of theatre, it is also home to many musical events throughout the year: classical music, baroque, electro, jazz, rock… There’s something for everyone! For lovers of opera, the town has an opera house with many new productions; for fans of jazz and improvised music, there’s the AJMI! And don’t forget contemporary music with the Id-Ile and Résonance festivals.
