Musée des Alpilles, Museum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France
The Musée des Alpilles occupies the Hôtel Mistral de Mondragon, also called the Maison du Planet, a Renaissance mansion in central Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Its pale yellow stone facade has a green double door framed in dark red, four grilled windows to the right, three above, and a carved lion head. A plaque reads "HOTEL DE MONTRAL DE MONTDRAGON XVIIe SIECLE". The museum's collections are divided into archaeology, natural sciences, ethnology, and graphic and photographic arts.
The Hôtel Mistral de Mondragon, also called maison du Planet, is a Renaissance-era private mansion that was classified as a historic monument in 1862. The Musée des Alpilles was founded there in 1919. A carved stone plaque between the windows names the building and gives its date as the 17th century.
The museum occupies the Hôtel Mistral de Mondragon, whose green double door and four grilled windows face the street; a stone lion head projects beside the entrance. The building stands in the old centre of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, a short walk from the church and town hall. Parking is on the Cours, the ring road around the old centre, and at the Place de la République car park.
Among the collections is material related to the Hypselosaurus, a dinosaur whose traces have been found in the area. The museum also has a studio dedicated to typography and engraving, which sets it apart from most local history museums.
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