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Museums, presentations and workshops where you can see Provencal Santons on display.
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Agde - Hérault (34300)
20 km southeast of Beziers; 25 km southwest of Sète.
Santons du Monde Museum - Musée Santons du Monde
A display of over 2000 santons of Provence, in a 17th-century building.
Location:
2 Ave de Vias (across from the Cathedral St-Etienne, on the banks of the Hérault)
Open: Daily, July-Aug: 10h-20h; Sept-June: 14h-18h30
Closed: January 1st
Entry: €5.70
Email: santonsdumonde@wanadoo.fr
Web: www.santonsdumonde.com
Aubagne - Bouches-du-Rhône (13400)
Daniel Coulomb Santon Workshop - L'Atelier des Santons
Daniel Coulombe is a master santon maker. He's been a santonnier in Aubagne for 20 years. This is more of a workshop than a museum, but his santons are on display.
Location:
Les Fyols, ; Route de la Ciotat
Email: info@santons-coulomb.com
Web: www.santons-coulomb.com
Santonnier J. Peyron
A workshop and boutique, rather than a museum, but with santons on display.
Location:
Rue du Chateau, in the heart of the Medieval village.
Open: 7/7.
Web: www.peyron-campagna.com
Santons Museum - Musée des Santons
Provencal Santons, 17th and 18th century
Tel: 0490 543 439
Santon Museum - Le Musée du Santon
Over 2000 santons on display, in provencal villages, and 39 of them in walnut shells.
Location:
Place de la colonne
Open: Daily, 10h-18h
Tel: 0490 202 083; Fax: 0490 22 36 62
Email: marcel-jarny@orange.fr
Web: www.musee-du-santon.org
Marseille - Bouches-du-Rhône (13000)
Marcel Carbonel Santons and Santon Museum
Marcel Carbonel's santon museum and boutique (number 49) is beside his workshop (number 47)
Location:
49 rue Neuve Ste.-Catherine,;
1 block south of the south side of the Vieux Port; ground floor of an apartment block.
Open: Jan-Nov: Tue-Sat; Dec: Mon-Sat. Hours 10h-12h30, 14h30-18h30
Entry: Free
Tel: 0491 136 136, or 0491 915 658; Fax: 0491 548 942
Web: www.santonsmarcelcarbonel.com
Marcel Carbonel also has a boutique at Aubagne, 6 Promenade du jeune Anacharsis.
Santon Museum - Musée du santon
Location:
49, rue Neuve Sainte Catherine
Open: Mon-Sat 9h30-12h30, 14h-19h
Closed: Sundays
Entry: Free
Tel: 0491 136 136
Email: infomc@santonsmarcelcarbonel.com
Web: www.santonsmarcelcarbonel.com
The private collection of the famious "santonnier" Marcel Carbonel.
Maussane-lès-Alpilles - Bouches-du-Rhône (13520)
3 km south of Les Baux-de-Provence; 10 km south of Saint Rémy-de-Provence; 15 km northeast of Arles.
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Musée des Animated Santons Museum - Musée des Santons Animés
Location:
Route de Saint Rémy de Provence; D5 (4km des Baux);
About 2 km from the turnoff to Les-Baux-de-Provence. The museum is on the left as you're entering the village from St.Remy.
Open: Every day, 10h-19h
Entry: About €4.
Tel: 0490 543 900; Fax: 04 90 54 52 84
Email: musee-santons-animes@wanadoo.fr
Web: www.alpilles.com/musee-santons.htm
This little museum has some truly beautiful animated santon villages. Each setting is a complete little village scene, with actions like windmills turning, sayers sawing, and such. We took many photos here. And, of course, santons are offered for sale in the boutique.
Chateau de l'Aumerade Santon Museum - Musée du Santon Santon
Chateau de l'Aumerade winery has a Santon Museum with 1800 santons, a private collection of M. Henri Fabre, the owner of the Chateau.
Location:
Route de Puget-Ville
Open: All year, 8h30-12h30, 13h30-17h30 (winter), -18h00 summer, -19h00 July-Aug.
Tel: 0494 282 031
Web: www.aumerade.com
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