Granet Museum

The musée Granet’s collection has evolved over the years, swelled by the city’s acquisitions and several major bequests, including works donated by François-Marius Granet, to become what it is today - a collection of more than 12,000 works and masterpieces !

The Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence Town Hall's cultural institution, provides over 4000m2 exploring artistic design from Antiquity, 16th-19th century French (Le Nain brothers, Ingres, Granet), Flemish (Rembrandt, Rubens) and Italian painting (the Flémalle master) to masterpieces from modern and contemporary art.

The museum presents the wonderful Philippe Meyer donation, "from Cezanne to Giacometti". The room devoted to Cezanne features ten masterpieces including the latest acquisition, the Portrait of Emile Zola.

The priceless Planque collection joined the museum for 15 years in 2010. It includes almost 300 paintings, drawings and sculptures from the impressionists and post-impressionists (Cezanne, Monet, Van Gogh, Degas) to major 20th-century artists such as Bonnard, Picasso, Braque, Léger, de Staël and Dubuffet. The museum has expanded into the White Penitents Chapel, a jewel of 17th century Aix architecture, to present the bulk of this fabulous collection.

The Musée Granet regularly hosts exhibitions on an international scale. It also provides an exciting schedule of temporary exhibitions, talks, educational and cultural activities.

Guided tours for groups and the general public are available in the museum's permanent and temporary collections in French, English, German and Spanish. Audioguides are available to hire in several languages (French, English, German, Italian, Spanish and Japanese).

Activities for children and families are available all year round (guided tours and workshops). A games booklet for the collections is available for free, just ask at reception.

The Musée Granet has been awarded the Tourisme et Handicap label (motor, hearing and mental).

Opening

From 13/10 to 03/11/2025 closed daily.

From 04/11/2025 to 31/03/2026 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and weekends between 12 pm and 6 pm.
Closed exceptionally on January 1st and December 25th.

Photo gallery

Environment

Town location

Rates

Full price: 6.50 €
Reduced price: 5.50 €.

Free access
● With the City Pass Aix-en-Provence. Outside the “Cezanne au Jas de Bouffan” exhibition period
● Under 18s, students under 26, long-term unemployed (from six months), beneficiaries of RSA work welfare allowance (on presentation of proof less than three months old), beneficiaries of a minimum old-age pension or disability benefits, holders of the CCAS d’Aix-en-Provence leisure card, holders of a French Ministry of Culture card, members of Icom, Icomos, AGCCPF, journalists, regional, national and international lecturers, members of the Amis du musée Granet, members of the Maison des artistes, subscribers to the musée Granet, teachers at the École Supérieure d'Art d’Aix-en-Provence.
● Free admission on the 1st Sunday of the month.