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Arles Museum of Antiquity (Musée départemental de l'Arles Antique)

Address : 1, Avenue Jean Monnet
Zip code : 13635
City : Arles - France
Email : info.mapaSPAMFILTER@cg13.fr
Website : Arles Museum of Antiquity - Musée départemental de l'Arles Antique
Opening hours : from April 1st to October 31st: every day from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m./from November 2nd to March 31st: every day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m./ Closed : January 1st, May 1st, November 1st and December 25th
Prices : Full price: 6 € - Reduced price: 4,5 €/ No charge for the general public on the first Sunday of each month/ No charge for under-eighteens///Guided visits (Reservations obligatory) Groups up to 30 persons: 55 €/ Groups up to 60 persons: 100 €
Phone : +33 (0)4 90 18 88 88
Phone 2 : Fax : + 33 (0)4 90 18 88 93

Musée départemental de l'Arles antique

Musée départemental de l'Arles antique

IIn 2008 was discovered the oldest known bust of Julius Caesar on the banks of the Rhone in Arles. This discovery and more than 600 others objects of the past brought celebrity to this Arles Museum of Antiquity (in French: Musée départemental de l'Arles Antique) where these objects are from now on exposed.
A little bit outside from the city center this museum worth a short walk in particular for its educational aspect. A formidable journey thru time!!

 

 

Bust of Caesar as shown during the exhibition "Ceasar, the Rhône for memory"

Bust of Caesar as shown during the exhibition "Ceasar, the Rhône for memory"

Do not miss the archaeological exhibition: "Caesar, the Rhône for memory" ( César, le Rhône pour mémoire in French) in Arles from the 24th October to the19th September 2010
The exhibition looks back at 20 years of excavations in the river at Arles called Le Rhône and off the coast at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer.
Of more than 500 objects on show, undoubtedly the most impressive is this famous bust of Julius Caesar.
More pictures of this exhibition in our photo tour of Caesar, the Rhône for Memory

 

 

 

 

The museum can be visited in two different ways:

  • Chronologically, running from Prehistory, 2500 B.C. (the entrance) to the end of Antiquity, 6th century (the exit);
  • Thematically, corresponding to the characteristics of the museum's various collections (daily life, trade, the economy, embellishments).

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Musée départemental de l'Arles antique

Musée départemental de l'Arles antique

Oldest known bust of Julius Caesar

Oldest known bust of Julius Caesar

Arles Museum of Antiquity

Arles Museum of Antiquity

Arles Museum of Antiquity

Arles Museum of Antiquity

Arles Museum of Antiquity

Arles Museum of Antiquity

Arles Museum of Antiquity

Arles Museum of Antiquity

Mosaics at Arles Museum of Antiquity

Mosaics at Arles Museum of Antiquity

Arles Museum of Antiquity

Arles Museum of Antiquity

Arles Museum of Antiquity

Arles Museum of Antiquity

Bust of Caesar as shown during the exhibition "Ceasar, the Rhône for memory"

Bust of Caesar as shown during the exhibition "Ceasar, the Rhône for memory"

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Oldest known bust of Julius Caesar
Arles Museum of Antiquity
Arles Museum of Antiquity
Arles Museum of Antiquity
Arles Museum of Antiquity
Mosaics at Arles Museum of Antiquity
Arles Museum of Antiquity
Arles Museum of Antiquity
Bust of Caesar as shown during the exhibition "Ceasar, the Rhône for memory"

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Your comments

Crime
- Javier Rios (Thursday 19 June 2014 10:20:02 am)
A crime was committed against that beautiful museum. I can't believe they added a portion to it. They definitely destroyed a beautiful orchestrated architecture by adding to the original design. What a disappointment!
Bronze Statute Gallic prisoner
- Bob Wheeler Wagga Wagga Australia (Friday 28 May 2010 7:50:02 am)
I was wondering whether the academics consider this statue might be of Vercingetorix The Gallic Chief

Wonderful exhibition
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