Musée Calvet
Musée Calvet is a museum of Fine Arts of Avignon (Vaucluse, France). Close by, Palais des papes is 500 m away, one of 105 within 15 km. Its Wikipedia coverage spans 7 languages.
Museum in Avignon
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#1,019 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Avignon
Musée Calvet is in the commune of Avignon, with 46 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Weather through the year
Afternoons in Avignon reach 20–32°C from April to October.
Musée Calvet
Museum of Fine Arts of Avignon (Vaucluse, France).
Musée Calvet is in Avignon, Vaucluse.
- Type
- Museum
- Covered in
- 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Avignon, Vaucluse
- Official site
- musee-calvet.org/beaux-arts-archeologie/fr/home
Practical information
- EntryA fee is charged
Where to find Musée Calvet
Orange is Musée Calvet; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Avignon. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns around Musée Calvet, by distance
The biggest base of the 8 is Avignon (92,188 people). From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
- 1Avignon
- 2Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
- 3Les Angles
- 4Le Pontet
- 5Rognonas
- 6Barbentane
- 7Pujaut
- 8Morières-lès-Avignon
Avignon
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Les Angles
Le Pontet
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Musée Calvet is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Avignon | It’s in this commune | 92,188 |
| Villeneuve-lès-Avignon | 2.9 km northwest of it | 13,148 |
| Les Angles | 3.1 km west of it | 8,908 |
| Le Pontet | 5 km east of it | 18,386 |
| Rognonas | 5.3 km south of it | 4,261 |
| Barbentane | 6.4 km southwest of it | 4,266 |
| Pujaut | 7 km north of it | 3,982 |
| Morières-lès-Avignon | 7.9 km east of it | 9,019 |
Around Musée Calvet
105 more lie within 15 km, 4 museums, 2 attractions and a cathedral among them.
AttractionPalais des papes500 m northeast, in Avignon2AttractionAttractionPont d'Avignon800 m north, in Avignon3
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon600 m northeast, in Avignon4
MuseumMusée du Petit Palais700 m north, in Avignon5
ChâteauPalais du Roure200 m northeast, in Avignon6
MuseumMusée lapidaire d'Avignon200 m southeast, in Avignon7
MuseumMusée Angladon300 m east, in Avignon8
MuseumMuséum Requien100 m southwest, in AvignonWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about Musée Calvet
Where is Musée Calvet?
Musée Calvet is in Avignon, in Vaucluse (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).
What is Musée Calvet?
Museum of Fine Arts of Avignon (Vaucluse, France).
How well known is Musée Calvet?
Musée Calvet has 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #1,019 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Musée Calvet?
April to October are the warmest months in Avignon, with afternoon highs of 20–32°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Musée Calvet?
Within 15 km: Palais des papes (500 m), Pont d'Avignon (800 m), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon (600 m) and Musée du Petit Palais (700 m).
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Musée Calvet: Shoshanah, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais des papes: Jean-Marc Rosier (de/from http://www.cjrosier.com + http://www.gordes-immobilier.com ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon: Rolf Süssbrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée du Petit Palais: Herbert Frank from Wien (Vienna), AT, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais du Roure: Véronique PAGNIER, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée lapidaire d'Avignon: Véronique PAGNIER, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Angladon: ell brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muséum Requien: Marianne Casamance, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.