Montpellier Sights

  1. Musée Atger

    Installed in the Faculté de Médecine, the Atger Museum is a unique collection of some 500 drawings that were left to the Medical School in the 19th century by Xavier Atger (1758-1833), a great art lover. Landscapes, historical scenes and even caricatures - the extensive collection includes every genre.

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  2. Musée du Vieux Montpellier

    Musée du Vieux Montpellier, a storehouse of the city's memorabilia from the Middle Ages to the Revolution, is upstairs in the Hôtel de Varennes.

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  3. Musée Fabre

    This museum is the city's cultural showpiece and holds one of France's richest collections. Founded in 1825 by the Montpellier artist François-Xavier Fabre, its collection is highly diverse and includes Flemish, Dutch, Italian, Spanish and French works and paintings from all of the great European schools from the 16th to the 18th century.

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  4. Musée Languedocien

    The Museé Languedocien displays the area's rich archaeological finds as well as objets d'art from the 16th to 19th centuries. The collection began with objects given, donated or sold by members of the Archaeological Company of Montpellier.

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