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Collection Lambert
Avignon's contemporary art museum, Collection Lambert, showcases photography, video, and minimalist, conceptual and land art from the 1960s and '70s.
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Musée Angladon
From the private collection of couturier Jacques Doucet (1853-1929), the charming Musée Angladon harbours the only Van Gogh painting in Provence, Railway Wagons . If you look closely you'll see the 'earth' isn't paint but the bare, underlying canvas. Also housed in this gracious mansion are original works by Picasso, Cézanne, Sisley, Manet, Degas and others, and antiquities upstairs.
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Musée Calvet
Impressive architecture and art intertwine at the elegant Hôtel de Villeneuve-Martignan (1741-54), where Musée Calvet has among its collections 15th-century wrought-iron works and paintings from the 16th to 20th centuries.
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Musée du Petit Palais
During the 14th and 15th centuries, Musée du Petit Palais served as a bishops' and archbishops' palace. These days it houses an outstanding collection of lavishly coloured Italian religious paintings from artists including Botticelli, Carpaccio and Giovanni di Paolo, spanning the 13th to the 16th centuries.
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Musée du Pont St-Bénézet
At the entrance to the Pont St-Bénézet, via cours Châtelet, is the new Musée du Pont St-Bénézet where you can make your own DVD of the song. Dreamy (if distant) bridge views unfold from the Rocher des Doms, Pont Édouard Daladier and across the river on the Île de la Barthelasse.
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Musée Lapidaire
Museum buffs on a budget will appreciate the Musée Lapidaire, with a random but interesting collection of Egyptian, Roman, Etruscan and early Christian pieces. They range from large sections of marble statuary and hieroglyphics to delicate vases and bronze figurines.
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Parc d'Astronomie, du Soleil et du Cosmos
Across the river in Les Angles, planets loom large at the Parc d'Astronomie, du Soleil et du Cosmos, an astronomy park where young masterminds can follow a 1½-hour trail through garrigue to unravel the mysteries of the universe. Call ahead to check what workshops/guided visits it has that day.
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Trompe l'Œil Portrait
To peek at Avignon's nine popes in their fashionable garbs of the day, seek out their trompe l'œil portrait on the side of the conseil général (general council) building.
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