10 Art Museums in Languedoc-Roussillon That You Shouldn't Miss

Au coeur d'un parc de plus de 2 hectares, appelé aujourd'hui "parc des essars", du nom de la dernière propriétaire, la maison de maître du 18e siècle a été restaurée afin de devenir un espace entièrement dédié aux arts visuels et à la culture. Tout au long de l'année, les Essar[t]s vous proposent des expositions de photos, peintures, sculptures, gravures mais aussi de la vidéo ou des arts numériques... Les essar[t]s offrent également la possibilité de médiations lors de visites de classes ou de groupes, mais aussi de créations avec ses ateliers destinés aux artistes. Enfin, le K[fé] culturel vous attend dans son espace de détente où vous pourrez consulter librement plus de 200 ouvrages et magazines d'art et de culture.

Since 2015, the Cérès Franco Collection has been housed in an exceptional setting: the former wine cooperative cellar of Montolieu. Resolutely international, the Cérès Franco Collection brings together around 2,000 works from the 20th and 21th centuries, some of which are presented each year on a different theme. Brazilian and European naivety, South American popular art, art brut, self-taught, singular, artists from the CoBra movement or the New Figuration, the provenance of the works reflects an eclectic and independent taste for an art situated on the fringes of the major artistic currents. This collection reflects, with a rare coherence, the gaze of an audacious and demanding collector who has turned to intense works. Each year, therefore, a temporary exhibition, to be held from April to November, is organised with a guest curator who looks at this collection while engaging in a dialogue with other institutions or collections.

Situated at the heart of Occitanie / Pyrénées-Méditerranée in the town of Sérignan, close to the Mediterranean Sea, the Regional Museum of Contemporary Art is a must-see cultural and tourist attraction. There are temporary exhibitions and permanent collections amply accommodated in some 2,700 m² of floor space. The different areas of the museum offer visitors the chance to see a rich and varied range of exhibits in a warm and friendly atmosphere.

In the 12th century during the course if the Romanesqueart period, an anonymous sculptor left unparalleled masterpieces, with an incomparable style in France (Pyrénées-Orientales and Aude), in Spain (Catalunya and Navarre) an in Italy ( Toscany). The Master of Cabetsany is the name given to this anonymous man. Attempt to penetrate the mystery of his works of art though the replicas of his whole masterpiece. The Centre of Romanesque Sculptures gives you the opportunity to understand throughthe senses, creativity and the know-how of this travelling sculptor.