Musée Estrine

About the museum

The Musée Estrine is housed in the Hôtel Estrine in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Since 1989, the association Présence Van Gogh has been building a painting collection in keeping with Vincent van Gogh’s wish, during his stay in Saint-Rémy in 1889–1890, that living painters be less overlooked. The museum holds no works by Van Gogh but hosts an interpretation center devoted to him.

The collections come mainly from donations, first from artists who had exhibited at the Hôtel Estrine, then from artists’ families and collectors who are friends of the museum. They are devoted to painting and graphic arts of the 20th and 21st centuries and revolve around two figures linked to Saint-Rémy: Vincent van Gogh and the Cubist painter Albert Gleizes, who settled in Saint-Rémy in 1927 with Juliette Roche.

The museum holds the largest collection of André Marchand, with about 130 works, more than thirty works by Albert Gleizes and about thirty by Édouard Pignon. It has held the “Musée de France” designation since 2007.

Highlights

• Vincent van Gogh interpretation center
• More than thirty works by Albert Gleizes
• Largest collection of André Marchand, about 130 works
• About thirty works by Édouard Pignon
• Painting and graphic arts of the 20th and 21st centuries

Founded

1989

Operated by

Association Présence Van Gogh

Visitors per year

approx. 16,495

Admission & discounts

Free admission: The first Sunday of the month, except in July, August and September.

Also free for artists (Maison des artistes card), journalists, job seekers, accompanying persons (one per group of 10) and holders of the ICOM card, with proof. Partner of the Saint-Rémy Pass.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• 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

The museum states that it guarantees access to all spaces for people with reduced mobility. Amplification systems, audioguides and floor markings for people with hearing and visual impairments.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

Workshops for every age group, from toddlers to teenagers, during holidays and at weekends; family visits and children’s visits.

Getting there & parking

By car from the north: A7 motorway, exit Avignon Sud, then D30 via Noves to Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. From the south and south-east: A7, exit Cavaillon, then D99 to Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Open-access bookshop with catalogues, art books, reproductions and handcrafted items. Documentation center of about 2,000 volumes, accessible by reservation.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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