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The Museum of Old Nimes |
Museum of Nîmoise ethnography museum, a museum of life in society. Founded in 1920 by Henri Bauquier to assemble together in one place the recent heritage of the City of Nîmes. Set up in the former Bishop's Palace, which dates from the end of the 17th century, the Museum of Old Nîmes preserves and presents testimonies of life in Nîmes since the Middle Ages. Daily objects or extraordinary objects, the collections take the visitor on a trip through time, organized around theme exhibitions that follow current events or that present the different facets of the collection in a broader context or in the regular exhibition spaces.
Useful info Museum of Old Nimes Place aux Herbes - 30000 Nîmes - Tel : +33.(0)4.66.76.73.70 - Fax : +33.(0)4 66 76 73 71 Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm. Entrance is free. |
Contemporary Art Museum - the Carré d'Art of Nimes |
Installed since 1993 in the superb building conceived by Sir Norman Foster, the Contemporary Art Museum's collection illustrates the period from the 1960s to today, with more the 250 works reunited around three major axis :
- a panorama of French art representing the great movements and the groups of remarkable figures, - a Mediterranean identity including the south of France, Spain and Italy, - a presentation of Anglo-Saxon and Germanic trends. Carré d'Art - Contemporary Art Museum presents all year round temporary exhibitions and regularly renewed showings of its collections, accompanied by entertaining and informative activities. The Carré d'Art - Contemporary Art Museum is also a research centre specializing in contemporary art, a renowned library and a very dynamic Friends of the Contemporary Art Museum. Useful info Carré d'art - Contemporary Art Museum of Nîmes 16 Place de la Maison Carrée - 30000 Nîmes - Tel. : +33.(0)4.66.76.35.70 - Fax : +33.(0)4.66.76.35.85 Open from 10am to 6pm every day except Monday |
Museum of Bullfighting Culture in Nimes |
Inaugurated in 2002, an annex to the Museum of Old Nîmes, it is open from Ascension Thursday to November 1, All Saint's Day. Labeled museum of France, this museum is the first bullfighting museum in France.
The Museum of Bullfighting Culture is located a stone's throw from the arena and presents an iconographic diversity based on the theme of bullfighting, enriched by a documentary collection that is the basis for an exceptional research center on bullfighting. Comprised of close to 8000 works, this collection is unique in France. Useful info Cultures Taurines Museum 6 rue Alexandre Ducros - Tel : +33 (0)4 66 36 83 77 - Fax : +33 (0)4 66 21 09 58 Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm - Open on the Monday of Pentecost. |
Archaeological Museum of Nimes |
The first museum in Nîmes was created in 1823 in the Maison Carrée. At the end of the 19th century, the City decided to install its lapidary collections in part of the former Jesuits' college located south of the old city, between the Grand Rue and the boulevard Amiral Courbet. The inauguration took place in 1896.
The Archaeological Museum of Nîmes collection is essentially made up of objects of local and regional origins, with the exception of a collection of Greek, Etruscan, and Italiate ceramics coming from the legacies of private collections and a state trust (Campana). The periods represented are the Iron Age, the Roman era and the Middle Ages. Useful info Natural History Museum of Nimes 13 Boulevard Amiral Courbet - 30000 Nîmes - Tel. : +33.(0)4.66.76.74.80 - Fax : +33.(0)4.66.76.74.94 Open to the public every day except Monday from 10am to 6pm - Free entrance. Holidays : January 1, May 1, November 1 and December 25. |
Fine Arts Museum of Nimes |
Conceived by Max Raphel in 1907, the Arts pavilion, the future Fine Arts Museum, had the duty to house an important discovery : the mosaic of the "Marriage of Admet", one of the largest found in Gaul. In 1986, the architect Wilmotte discreetly brought up to date an architecture and facilities too marked by the 19th century. . Combining black metal, halogen lighting and terrazzo, he has enhanced the exhibition spaces and ornaments.
Useful info Beaux-Arts museum of Nimes Rue Cité Foulc (100m from the Arena) - 30000 Nîmes - Tel : +33 (0)4 66 67 38 21 - Fax : +33 (0)4 66 21 29 97 Open Tuesdays to Sundays from 10am to 6pm. The museum is closed on May 1, November 1, December 25 and January 1. Open evenings on the second Thursday of each month until 9pm. Every Sunday, guided tours at 3:30 and each Wednesday, "Goûtez-vous la peinture ?" one hour commentary of a work at 3pm. |
Natural History Museum of Nimes |
Inaugurated in 1895, Nîmes museum, one of the two museums in Languedoc, is classed sixth nationwide for the richness of its collections. Installed around a classed cloister and 17th century chapel, it covers all the fields of the natural science and certain sectors in the sciences of Man. Awaiting its full renovation, only three sets of themes are presented to the public: prehistory, ethnography at the start of the Thirties and zoology. The museum's Gallery, a new temporary exhibition space, broaches current scientific questions using the museum's rich collections. Today, the Nimes Museum groups together three entities: the Museum of Natural History, the Planetarium and the DNA School. The temporary exhibitions (including that one currently organized on Darwin) and the many scientific workshops make this Nimes site a Mecca for regional scientific culture. |
Planetarium of Nimes |
Discovering the Universe
The Planetarium of Nîmes invites you to watch the fascinating show of the Universe while comfortably seated. Projected by the planetarium on the ceiling of a sixty five seat auditorium, the moon, the stars and the planets move freely, inviting you on a journey. A fabulous journey across the solar system ; a spectacular journey, poetic and educational. The Planetarium's different shows appeals to young and old alike. Observation sessions and evenings (the first and third Friday of each month) are also open to all. Useful info Planetarium Avenue Peladan - 30000 Nimes - Tel. : +33.(0)4.66.67.60.94 - Fax : +33.(0)4.66.21.17.76 Opening hours Tuesday, Thursday, Friday : groups by appointment from 9am to 12 and 2pm to 6pm. Free for individual visitors. |
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