Petit Palais Museum in Avignon

Middle Age and early Renaissance italian painting

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he Petit Palais Museum has taken place in Avignon's Archbishop Palace, at the end of the perspective formed by the Palace of the Popes esplanade. The elegant Renaissance façade, was built by the cardinal Julien de la Rovère, future pope Julius II at the end of the 15th century, it covers a former palace constructed in the 14th century.

	he museum opened in 1976, it presents an exceptioonal collection of italian paintings from end of middle-age to the dawn of the Renaissance

he city of Avignon holds in this place one of the most important european museum for Middle Age art. It is visited by a large public and by eminent scientists as well.

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Petit Palais Museum in Avignon
Middle-age and early Renaissance italian painting

web site : www.avignon.fr

Palais des Archevêques
Place du Palais
84000 Avignon
tel : +33 (0)4 90 86 44 58