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

Palais du Roure — ©
©Valentine Malara / Avignon Tourisme

Museum of Folk Arts and Traditions and Center for Ethnological, Provençal, and Archaeological Documentation. THE MUSEUM IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED. IT WILL REOPEN FOR HERITAGE DAYS.

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. IH: Museum with multiple floors and staircases.