Musée Gassendi
Musée Gassendi is open to visitors both on and off-site. In the 17th-century building, the diversity of the art and science collections reflects the region’s natural and heritage treasures, alongside works by Mark Dion, Joan Foncuberta, Andy Goldsworthy... In the mountains, the Contemporary Art Collection can be explored on foot within the Unesco Geopark of Haute-Provence.
Ambulo, the Digne-les-Bains art and museum centre - a contemporary art centre of national interest, brings together the Musée Gassendi, the Maison Alexandra David-Neel and the Cairn Foyer d'art contemporain.
Musée Gassendi is open to visitors both on and off-site. In the 17th-century building, the diversity of the art and science collections reflects the region’s natural and heritage treasures, alongside works by Mark Dion, Joan Foncuberta, Andy Goldsworthy... In the mountains, the Contemporary Art Collection can be explored on foot within the Unesco Geopark of Haute-Provence.
Ambulo, the Digne-les-Bains art and museum centre - a contemporary art centre of national interest, brings together the Musée Gassendi, the Maison Alexandra David-Neel and the Cairn Foyer d'art contemporain.
Programme
L’Art en montagne
The Gassendi Museum is currently closed for extension works, but its L’Art en montagne collection remains accessible.
At the heart of the Haute-Provence Geological Nature Reserve — UNESCO Global Geopark — the works from the Gassendi Museum can be discovered in the open landscape: mountains, forests, rivers, trails, and villages become the living extension of the museum.
The work developed with artists across the Digne region has formed a reference ensemble, featuring major works by Andy Goldsworthy, herman de vries, Paul-Armand Gette, Richard Nonas, Joan Fontcuberta, Mark Dion, Trevor Gould, and others.
Access
Musée Gassendi
64, bd Gassendi
04000 Digne-les-Bains
+33 (0)4 92 31 45 29
musee-gassendi.org
Closed for renovation.
Information about the Refuges d’Art (booking required):
refugedart.fr / contact.adn@ambulo.fr
Self-guided discovery of the contemporary art collection of the UNESCO Geopark of Haute-Provence: L’Art en montagne topoguide (€15, available at the shops of Le Cairn, the Maison Alexandra David-Neel, and at the Digne-les-Bains Tourist Office).
Guided stays with mountain leaders (AMM):
artenchemin.fr
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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.
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.
PLACES TO STAY
• Ce nid d’aigle : guest houses in the mountain.
• Hôtel Villa Gaïa : charming hotel in a family house.
