Museon Arlaten
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Museon Arlaten ("Arles Museum" in Provençal dialect of Occitan) is a museum dedicated to the ethnography of Provence. It is located in Arles, at 29, rue de la République, and it is hosted in the 15th century Hôtel particulier Laval-Castellane,[1] now a monument historique.
History[]
The museum was founded by Frédéric Mistral[1] and opened in 1899. With the help of Jules Charles-Roux and Jeanne de Flandreysy, he established a gallery with statues from the Antiquity found on the grounds of the museum.[2]
The museum was closed for repair works in October 25, 2009. Its reopening, initially planned for 2015, was later postponed to winter 2020/21.[3] It reopened on May 19, 2021.
Collections[]
The museum has an important collection of Provençal folk art, displaying furniture, costumes, ceramics, tools and farming implements.
See also[]
Further reading[]
- Jeanne de Flandreysy (1903). La Vénus d'Arles et le Museon Arlaten. Paris: Alphonse Lemerre. OCLC 489927124.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Arles Tourism Office: Museon Arlaten
- ^ Dassié, Véronique; Séréna-Allier, Dominique (December 2009). "ARE POPULAR LOCAL ARTEFACTS EXOTIC? BUILDING 'PROVENÇALNESS' AT THE MUSEON ARLETAN". Journal of Museum Ethnography. 22 (22): 133. JSTOR 41417142.
- ^ http://www.museonarlaten.fr
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Coordinates: 43°40′36″N 4°37′33″E / 43.676567°N 4.625923°E
- Buildings and structures in Arles
- Ethnographic museums in France
- Local museums in France
- Museums in Bouches-du-Rhône