Musée gallo-romain de Sisteron
Archaeology museum in the Hôtel d’Ornano, with free admission, devoted to the Roman city of Segustero and ancient funerary practices.
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About the museum
The Gallo-Roman Museum of Sisteron is housed in the Hôtel d’Ornano in the medieval old town. It invites visitors to travel back to Segustero, a Roman city at an important crossroads on the Via Domitia. It holds the “Musée de France” designation.
The permanent display presents the archaeological collections through a thematic trail on funerary practices in antiquity. Visitors see architectural decoration, everyday objects and statuary, as well as a group from a mausoleum built by a wealthy family of the High Empire and a substantial set of finds from the excavations of the Bevons mausoleum.
The building also hosts temporary exhibitions. The museum is located in the basement, in subdued lighting, with explanatory films. It is one of the stops on the Route du Temps of the Haute-Provence Geopark, which starts in Sisteron.
Highlights
- Free admission
- Trail on funerary practices in antiquity
- Finds from the Bevons mausoleum and a High Empire mausoleum
- Roman city of Segustero on the Via Domitia
- Hôtel d’Ornano in the old town
Permanent exhibition
- Exposition permanente sur les pratiques funéraires dans l'Antiquité – Thematic trail through the archaeological collections of Sisteron, with explanatory films.
- Visitors per year
- approx. 16,090
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission. Groups of 20 people maximum.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Ground-level entrance and an elevator to current standards; it is advisable to contact the museum to check that the elevator is working. Explanatory texts; some films have subtitles, others do not. Museum in the basement, with subdued lighting.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
Shop, tourist information, toilets and a screening room. Dogs are tolerated only when carried in the arms.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | School groups (cycles 2 and 3, collège) and higher education groups are welcome, 20 people maximum per group. |
