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Museums
Agropolis-Museum is a museum and "centre for scientific and technical culture", created by agricultural institutions based in Montpellier. The museum aims to give a dynamic perspective of agriculture, food and foraging all along the history of mankind and throughout its geographic and cultural... moreMuseums
This museum is composed of 2 rooms, the first of which offers a historical reminder of the 1939-1945 period. The second room is devoted to objects having belonged to members of the Resistance and has a reconstruction of life in concentration camp. moreCastel
This castle, eighteenth century, former residence of the bishops of Montpellier, hosts the museum Hofer-Bury (open the weekends, 15h-18h), large collection of modern art, mainly from regional artists, and the library of Park, and is the place, throughout year, of various activities /cultural... moreCity center guided tours
Guided tours on the historic center with the small touristic train. Départures "Square of the comédie" to the "Royal place of the Peyrou" and come back. Tours : 40 min. The comments are available in 8 languages thanks to an audioguide: French, English, Deutsch, Italian, Spanish, Russian,... moreMuseums
« Uncover the mysteries of Glass from the Antiquity to today ». Unique in France this center is dedicated to the history and the glass technics from the Mediteranean Bassin, going back in time from the Antiquity to today. Temporary exhibits. Designed specifically for the youth, educational... moreHotels
Charming Hotel entirely renovated. A warm environment and a sophisticated atmosphere await you. The Hotel is located 2 minutes' walking from the Place de la Comédie, near the SNCF train station, the Corum and the Fabre Museum. Haven of elegance, French charm and peace. Situated in the heart of... moreMuseums
The workshop of Lodève, unique annex of the National Factory of Carpet and of Tapestries, immortalizes an old tradition of about four centuries. You will discover, during the visits a marvellous place with some reproductions of works of contemporary artists (Stéphane Bordarier, Julien Gardair,... moreMuseums
To get away from it all, you can walk at leisure through the 4 rooms (about 300m²) among the 6000 items of this astonishing collection (toys from France, Germany, Spain but also, Japon and America). There, you might find that are familiar to you, others you would have loved to own and others... moreMuseums
It consists of a very fine collection of drawings from the Flemish, Italian, Dutch, German and French Schools, patiently assembled by the skilled art enthusiast, Xavier Atger, who left it to the Faculty of medicine in the last century. The Faculty's library has numerous precious manuscripts from... moreMuseums
On the quay of the lovely port of Bouzigues you will discover the "Musée de l'Etang de Thau" (The Thau Bay Museum) which has on dislplay the main occupations of the people living around the bay: breeding oysters, mussels and shellfish, and fishing. moreMuseums
Founded in 1972, this museum holds numerous documents on ancient and contemporary pharmacy in Montpellier and its region. moreMuseums
The Silk Museum is a testimony of a prestigious past, amazingly rich technically and culturally. Come to discover all the secrets of the silk, from the "golden tree" (mulberry) to the thread mill, from the silkworm to the weaving. Silkworm raising, videos in French, activities for children. moreMuseums
The entire storu of the famous broard and the secrets of its success. Interactive discovery events, film on production, tasting... We've all got stories to tell about sweets, but it is here in this museum that you'll learn their real story. moreMuseums
After three years of works, the Fabre Museum in the conurbation of Montpellier, newly refurbished and extended is re-opening its doors and exhibiting nearly 800 works in an area covering over 9.200m2** You enter it by the inner court of the former Jesuit college. It owes its origins to the... moreMuseums
This private museum of art and popular tradition is devoted to everyday life in the Montpellier of the past. moreMuseums
The museum is in an 18th century tower called "La Redoute de Ballestras", and contains a hundred of original drawings which belonged to the artist. moreMuseums
Installed in a private mansion of Montpellier. Museum of art, history and civilizations of the regional capital, the Museum from the Languedoc benefits from the label Museum of France for the wealth and the variety of its collections which count number of masterpieces. moreMuseums
The museum presents the remains from archaeological digs carried out on the commune of Murviel les Montpellier. The objects show how the commune was occupied during the Neolithic and Gallo-Roman eras. moreHistorical monuments
The site surrounding the Pont du Gard, inscribed on the world Heritage list, covers 165 ha of natural Mediterranean landscapes. The site is an opportunity to see and discover a unique archaeological, historical and natural heritage through its discovery area: Museum, Film, Ludo and a Footpath... moreExhibition | from monday 15 march 2010 to sunday 11 april 2010
Discover the works of Jean Raoux ( 1677-1734 )is, along with Sébastien Bourdon, Joseph-Marie Vien, François-Xavier Fabre and Frédéric Bazille, one of the great french artists born in Languedoc... moreMontpellier Tourist Office - 30, allée Jean de Lattre de Tassigny - 34000 Montpellier - France
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