The museum includes site-specific artworks and a collection devoted to arts and science. In the mountain, one can discover the contemporary art collection by walking through the Haute-Provence Unesco Geopark.
The museum includes site-specific artworks and a collection devoted to arts and science. In the mountain, one can discover the contemporary art collection by walking through the Haute-Provence Unesco Geopark.
The work Refuge d’Art, by Andy Goldsworthy, can be explored in ten days of walking. La Ferme Belon is now accessible. A loop to complete in two days around Andy Goldsworthy’s and Herman de Vries’s works.
The art collection in the mountain. The IGN Refuge d’Art card ; refugedart.fr ; Ambulo app and guides in the museum.
From contemporary prints or the Mac Val to Dior jewelry and Provençal botanists, the exhibition will explore botany, hygiene,
gardening, cultural symbolism and ornamental motifs...bringing together the sciences and the fine arts.
Musée Gassendi
64, bd Gassendi
04000 Digne-les-Bains
+33 (0)4 92 31 45 29
musee-gassendi.org
Every day: 10am – 6pm
Locate other art venues in the vicinity on the map.
PLACES TO DISCOVER
• Jardin des Cordeliers : ecological and landscaped park in downtown.
• Dalle aux ammonites : a natural site with numerous fossilised ammonites dating from 200 million years.
• Plan d’eau des Ferréols : offering many fun activities.
• Unesco Géoparc de Haute-Provence : including parks, trails, gardens and contemporary artworks.
• Maison Alexandra David-Néel : a museum and interpretation centre devoted to the orientalist writer, in her former residence.
• CAIRN Centre d’Art
PLACES TO STAY
• Ce nid d’aigle : guest houses in the mountain.
• Hôtel Villa Gaïa : charming hotel in a family house.
PLACES TO EAT
• Nusa : vegetarian restaurant, tea and well-being room.
• Météora : greek restaurant.
• Le p’tit thaï : thai restaurant.
• Chez Tonton Pepino : pizzeria and bar.