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Granet Museum (Musee Granet)

Place Saint Jean de Malte, 13100 Aix-en-Provence, France
33 4 42 52 88 32
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Type: Art Museums, Off road/All Terrain Vehicle Trails
Description: Named after famous local painter François Marius Granet, this museum houses a collection of French paintings from the 16th century on.
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San Diego, California
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96 reviews 96 reviews
19 attraction reviews
Reviews in 39 cities Reviews in 39 cities
40 helpful votes 40 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2013 NEW

Very impressed with the quality of art on all 3 floors of this museum. Nice variety of artifacts, sculpture and paintings. I wish there were more Cezanne pieces but what they had was excellent. If you enjoy art, don't miss this museum!

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San Luis Obispo, CA
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57 reviews 57 reviews
15 attraction reviews
Reviews in 26 cities Reviews in 26 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed May 15, 2013

We visited on May 15 when there were no special exhibitions underway. admission and audio guide were free - even though the signage listed admission fees. Perhaps they know people would object if they charged for their permanent collection. What we saw were about a dozen minor Cezanne paintings, one Rembrandt, two Ingres paintings, and a lot of paintings by... More

See 3 more reviews by Californian382 for Aix-en-Provence
London, United Kingdom
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9 reviews 9 reviews
7 attraction reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2013

This is a great museum and the new exhibition will be very popular (Cezanne to modern). Cezanne's paintings were rejected by Aix and mustn't they regret it, but this gallery has lots of other works to recommend it particularly those of Granet himself.

See 3 more reviews by Pamela D for Aix-en-Provence
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2013

Entry is "free today", as is the audio guide. What they don't mention is that half the museum is currently not open, and there is little of Cezanne to see. The audio guide was worth the fee (free) - it was hard to find exhibits with numbers, then the description was for the whole room, often referring to exhibits which... More

Turin, Italy
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41 attraction reviews
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25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 5, 2013

the Museum Grenet has a very interesting collection but it is in heavy refurbishment and half of the space is currently not available.Anyway it worth the pain of visit for the marvellous paintings.By the way on weekend is for free

North Carolina
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26 reviews 26 reviews
14 attraction reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
33 helpful votes 33 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 17, 2013

Not sure why there were no Cezanne paintings on display. Was disappointed in this museum. There was one Monet and one Van Gogh. They were having a special exhibit but I wasn't really interested in it. The gift shop was nice.

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Sydney, Australia
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29 reviews 29 reviews
11 attraction reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 10, 2013

We went on the first Sunday of the month for free, it was ok, but nothing fantastic. The opening hours aren't the same as advertised so be careful, don't go before midday. Lovely old home, worth going when it's free.

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Nimes France
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12 reviews 12 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 8, 2013

The museum is situated in a light and spacious new building next to an old church. It is a pity that this enormous buiding is used so inefficient. A new exebitions has to be made, but in Aix en Provence you expect at least some paintings of Cezanne in the town museum. 50% of the space was used to show... More

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24 reviews 24 reviews
11 attraction reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 20, 2013

Not exactly worth a visit, but if you need to kill an hour or so and feel like looking at the ruins of Entremont, a few paintings, or some sculptures, hop on over to the Musée Granet.

Cincinnati
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28 reviews 28 reviews
17 attraction reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 25, 2013

We went back several times to finally find it open on Sunday afternoon. Diverse collection, at least it's not all religious art. Sculptures in the basement are definately worth a look.

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