Collection Lambert Avignon — Attraction in Avignon

I came to the wonderful restaurant Le Violette next door, in the courtyard of Collection Lambert, was intrigued by the "sign art" on the building and the outdoor installations, visible from my table, so decided to visit here. Yes, €10 is a little steep for a maze of exhibit halls, and I understand there are renovations, but it truly didn't bother me. Unlike some other French galleries, here staff are super friendly, and some, amazingly, even speak some English, as besides the two temporary exhibitions, the signage under the rest of the actual exhibits was in French only, and that is disappointing for a Festival participating gallery that happily takes rather high tourist dollar. Two very good temporary exhibitions on at the moment, Brazilian artist Vik Muniz, using contemporary images of us today, whilst utilising the decoupage technique, to reproduce some of the Great Italian masters, really impressive even to an atheist. The legends and myths made up of us, contemporary humans - strangely moving. Basquiat, Matisse and Picasso exhibition was curated in a really interesting way - I am not a huge fan of all of them, besides Matisse, but I really enjoyed some of the juxtapositions here. Well worth the visit, and whilst there do not miss the fantastic Le Violette restaurant (unconnected to the museum per se), with exemplary service (in English and other languages too) and...

This is a major contemporary art museum in Avignon, founded in 2000 through a generous donation by renowned French collector Yvon Lambert. Initially established with his personal collection, it is now jointly operated by France’s Ministry of Culture and local authorities. The museum is housed within two adjoining 18th-century aristocratic mansions — the Hôtel de Caumont and Hôtel de Montfaucon — offering an elegant architectural contrast to the contemporary works it displays. The collection is notable for both its scale and quality, featuring works by some of the most influential artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Exhibitions are organized on a rotating basis and often take the form of curated thematic or solo shows. ※ Included in the...

Not far from the Rakin Museum of Nature you will find the Lumber Collection, a contemporary art museum, which includes over 550 works of art purchased by renowned art collector Yvonne Lamber and donated to the museum by him. His complete collection includes over 1200 works of art, so he has donated about half to the museum. The museum's exhibitions include works by more than 110 artists, including Alice Anderson, Jason Dodge, Jean-Michel Basquia and more.

For lunch, you can sit in the museum restaurant.

Admission is reasonable. Children 5 and under come in for free.

Opening hours: Tuesdays to Sundays 11am to 6pm, July-August daily 11am to 7pm.

How long should you visit? Between half an hour...