Museum of Old Aix

The Museum of Old Aix

The Museum of Old Aix is devoted to the history, the traditions and the art of living of Aix-en-Provence. The Aix-en-Provence audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this museum located in a fine mansion of the old centre.

The memory and traditions of Aix

Located in a fine mansion of old Aix, the Museum of Old Aix is dedicated to the history, the arts and the popular traditions of the city and of Provence. There you discover varied collections: furniture, earthenware, santons, puppets, costumes and objects linked to the local festivals and customs, such as the famous procession of Corpus Christi. This intimate and picturesque museum plunges the visitor into the Aix and Provençal art of living of the past.

What to see

Here you discover furniture, earthenware, santons, puppets, costumes and objects linked to the festivals and traditions of Aix and Provence, in a fine mansion. The Museum of Old Aix plunges into the Aix art of living of the past. It is a stop for those curious about history and traditions, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Museum of Old Aix lies in the heart of old Aix, in Aix-en-Provence, reachable on foot. The visit has a fee and follows its own hours, which vary. It is best to check the arrangements before coming.

What does the Museum of Old Aix present?

The history, the arts and the popular traditions of Aix and Provence, through furniture, earthenware, santons, puppets and costumes, in a fine mansion.

Where is the Museum of Old Aix?

In the heart of old Aix, in Aix-en-Provence.