Musée du Petit Palais

The Musée du Petit Palais is a museum and art gallery in , southern France. It opened in 1976 and has an exceptional collection of "primitives" and early Renaissance paintings from Italy, which reunites those of the collection of Giampietro Campana deposed by the Musée du Louvre as well as paintings of the Avignon school deposed by the Musée Calvet.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday: 10:00 AM—1:00 PM and 2:00 PM—6:00 PM
    Wednesday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—1:00 PM and 2:00 PM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum and art gallery in Avignon, southern France
  • Also known as: “musee du Petit Palais” and “Musée du Petit Palais, Avignon”
  • Address: Palais des archevêques, Avignon, 84000

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pont Saint-Bénézet and Avignon Cathedral.

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The , also known as the Pont d'Avignon, was a medieval bridge across the in the town of , in southern . Only four arches survive. is situated 160 metres northwest of Musée du Petit Palais.

Church
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is a Roman Catholic church located next to the in , . The cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Avignon. is situated 170 metres southeast of Musée du Petit Palais.

Park
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is a park, which is situated 140 metres east of Musée du Petit Palais.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ile Piot and Villeneuve-lès-Avignon.

Locality
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is a locality.

Town
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is a commune in the department in southern . It can also be spelled Villeneuve-lez-Avignon.

Town
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is a commune in the department in the region in Southeastern . is a suburb of the city of ; it lies adjacent to its northeastern side. is situated 4½ km east of Musée du Petit Palais.

Musée du Petit Palais

Latitude
43.95275° or 43° 57′ 10″ north
Longitude
4.80634° or 4° 48′ 23″ east
Open location code
8FM6XR34+3G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 309712990
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q1664416
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Musée du Petit Palais” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Petit Palais museoa”
  • Chinese: “小宫博物馆”
  • Czech: “musée du Petit Palais”
  • Czech: “Musée du Petit Palais”
  • Dutch: “musée du Petit Palais”
  • Esperanto: “Palaceto de Avinjono”
  • French: “musée du Petit Palais”
  • French: “Musée du Petit Palais”
  • Georgian: “პეტი-პალეს მუზეუმი”
  • German: “Musée du Petit Palais”
  • Italian: “Musée du Petit Palais”
  • Japanese: “プチ・パレ（アヴィニョン）”
  • Portuguese: “Museu do Petit Palais”
  • Spanish: “Petit Palais de Aviñón”

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