Musée Granet
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What's on here
De Rembrandt à Rubens-Les genres en peinture
Saturday · All day5 EUR
Exposition Paul McCartney, Eyes of the Storm
Tuesday, 12:005 EUR
Thétis et Jupiter. L'instant où tout bascule
Friday · All day
Conférence L’instant où tout bascule
Friday, 18:30Free
Musée à croquer
Saturday · All day8 EUR
Exposition Paul McCartney, Eyes of the Storm
Friday, 12:00
Mon petit Cezanne
Saturday · All day7 EUR
L'héritage cézannien, collections contemporaines des musées…
Tuesday · All day2 EUR
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Why go
- Paul Cézanne’s Apothéose de Delacroix and Baigneuses
- Ingres’s Jupiter et Thétis
- Francesco Laurana’s marble mask of a woman
- Alberto Giacometti’s Woman of Venice III
Opening hours
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Know before you go
- Open Tuesday–Sunday, 12:00–18:00.
- Some major paintings and sculptures are in storage because of limited display space.
What's inside
- Paintings from the 14th to the 20th century, including works from the Meyer donation and the Cézanne galleries.
- French, Nordic and Italian paintings from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
- Archaeological finds from the Aix region include material from Entremont oppidum.
- Roman portraits, sarcophagi and grave steles.
- The sculpture gallery includes works by Alberto Giacometti, including L’Homme qui chavire.
Tips for your visit
- Tickets can be booked through the museum’s website.
- For enquiries, call +33 4 42 52 88 32.
Interesting facts3
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The Egyptian collection includes reliefs, statues, amulets, vases and mummies, as well as the sarcophagus of Ptahirdis and the stele of Isetemdinakht.
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The archaeological collection includes heads known as têtes coupées; one block groups five beside and above one another.
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800 artworks
Jean-Baptiste de Bourguignon de Fabregoules bequeathed 800 artworks to the museum.
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History
The museum also displays works by local artist Paul Cézanne, born in Aix-en-Provence in 1839. Its large archaeology collection, including recent discoveries, is intended for display in a new museum because of space limits.
- Late 18th centuryFauris de Saint-Vincens assembled the antiquities collection that formed the museum’s original holdings.
- 1838The museum opened to the public as the Musée d’Aix in former Saint-Jean-de-Malte priory buildings.
- 1849François Marius Granet left his paintings and drawings to Aix; his will allocated 200 drawings to the Louvre.
- 1860Construction began on the Granet wing.
- 1870s–1900A second building followed the Granet wing, and a third was added in 1900.
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- 1895A marble bust of Granet by Jean-François Legendre-Héral entered the collection.
- Around 1940The museum complex was completed.
- 1949The museum took Granet’s name on the centenary of his death.
- 1984National museums deposited nine works by Paul Cézanne at the museum.
- 1990–2006The buildings underwent extensive renovation from 1990 to 2005, reopening in summer 2006 after a €21 million redevelopment.
- 2000An anonymous donation added contemporary works presented under the title De Cézanne à Giacometti.
- 2011The first part of the Fondation Jean et Suzanne Planque collection opened, with more than 180 works.
How to get there
- On footFind the museum beside the Church of Saint-Jean-de-Malte; the two share a garden.
Sources: Musée Granet - Wikipedia · Aix-en-Provence - Wikivoyage (see) · Granet: Homepage · Granet: Accueil · Granet: Homepage · Musée Granet - Wikipedia · Musée Granet - Wikipedia · Musee Granet: booking (its own site) · checked 7 Oct 2026
- Phone
- 0442528832
Questions and answers
Why are Cézanne’s works central at Musée Granet?
Cézanne was born in Aix-en-Provence in 1839, and the museum considers his works its main exhibits.
Is there a portrait of Granet at Musée Granet?
The museum displays a portrait of Granet by Ingres.
Does Musée Granet include a sculpture of Granet?
A marble bust by Jean-François Legendre-Héral entered the collection in 1895.
What is planned for Musée Granet’s archaeological collection?
Because of space limits, the large collection, including recent discoveries, is intended for display in a new museum.
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