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A black-and-white photograph showing a stone arcade with three arches and a balustrade above, part of a larger castle complex with towers and turrets in the background.

Pau, Aquitaine

Musée du Vieux Pau

Birthplace of Henry IV in a 14th-century castle
A large white marble fountain sculpture featuring a central female figure holding a staff, flanked by two other female figures and two bull heads at the base from which water flows, set within an arched stone structure.

Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Palais Longchamp

1869 water monument housing two museums

Free

A close-up of the pediment and entablature of a neoclassical building, featuring sculptural reliefs and the French inscription "AUX HOMMES LA PATRIE RECONNAISSANTE" (To the men the grateful fatherland) in gold lettering above Corinthian columns.

Paris, Île-de-France

Panthéon

Neoclassical mausoleum honoring French luminaries

From €13

The Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie on Place de la Révolution, Besançon

Besancon, Franche-Comté

Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon

France's oldest public art collection, founded 1694
A sunlit courtyard of a large, pale yellow neoclassical building with arched ground-floor arcades and a central statue on a pedestal.

Ajaccio, Corsica

Musée Fesch

Italian art collection in Ajaccio's Palais Fesch

From €6

A black and white photograph showing a multi-arched stone bridge spanning a wide river, with a city skyline featuring a large castle on a hill and a cathedral in the background; handwritten text on the left border reads "LOIR ET CHER. A 72 255 X".

Blois, Centre-Val de Loire

Musée de la Nature de Blois

Blois museum exploring Loire Valley biodiversity

From €2.70

A low, textured white wall with the name "Vincent" painted in large black brushstrokes, flanked by yellow and green paint marks, with a modern glass building and colorful glass panels visible behind it.

Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Van Gogh Foundation (Fondation Van Gogh Arles)

Van Gogh’s Arles home hosting contemporary art

From €8

The historic apothecary room at the Musée Paul-Dupuy, Toulouse

Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées

Musée Paul Dupuy

17th-century mansion housing decorative arts and clocks

From €3

Neoclassical facade of the Musée d'Aquitaine in Bordeaux

Bordeaux, Aquitaine

Musée d'Aquitaine

Historic museum of Bordeaux's 400,000-year heritage
The image shows the modern glass-and-concrete entrance extension attached to a historic stone building, with a vertical banner on the right wall reading "MUSÉE DE LA RÉSISTANCE ET DE LA DÉPORTATION" and a small blue plaque below it indicating "Bes

Carcassonne, Midi-Pyrénées

Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation

Museum of Resistance and Deportation in Carcassonne
A large, salmon-pink villa with white shutters and a terracotta roof, situated behind ancient stone ruins and a grassy field with yellow flowers under a blue sky.

Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Musée Matisse

Matisse villa in Cimiez Gardens

From €9

A textile gallery in the Musée des Tissus, Lyon

Lyon, Rhône-Alpes

Musée des Tissus

World's first textile museum, closed until 2030

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