Musée Frédéric-Mistral

Over het museum

The Musée Frédéric-Mistral, also called the Museon Frederi Mistral, occupies the house that the Provençal poet (1830–1914), Nobel Prize in Literature in 1904, had built in Maillane in 1876, the year of his marriage. He lived there and wrote a large part of his work there. The house, its garden and outbuildings have been listed as historic monuments since 1930, and its furniture since 1931.

By his will, Mistral left his home and its contents to the commune of Maillane, which was to take possession only after the death of his wife. Marie-Louise Mistral died in 1943, and the house became a museum in 1944, with living rooms still furnished as they were in the poet’s lifetime. The Monuments historiques department restored it between 1992 and 1995.

The collections include portraits, paintings, sculptures and photographs, around 1,200 books that belonged to the poet and some 60,000 letters he received during his life. The visit also includes the Mediterranean garden that Mistral laid out in 1876. A new museum route, a lift and a reception area with a shop and a space for temporary exhibitions complete the house.

Hoogtepunten

• The poet’s house with original living rooms
• Mediterranean garden listed as a historic monument, with quotations in French and Provençal
• The poet’s personal library and correspondence
• Portraits, paintings and photographs related to Mistral
• Memorabilia of the 1904 Nobel Prize in Literature

Vaste collectie

• Maison-musée de Frédéric Mistral – Visit of the poet’s original living rooms and the museum route on his life, his work and the Félibrige.
• Jardin de Frédéric Mistral – Mediterranean garden listed as a historic monument, planted with southern species and lined with panels bearing the poet’s texts.

Opgericht

1944

Beheerder

Commune de Maillane

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Free admission for residents of Maillane, museum curators, teachers at all school levels (Pass Éducation), press card holders and tour guides. In 2026, holders of the “Grand Arles Express 2026” package receive the reduced rate. Payment by card, cash or check.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Thanks to the lift, the new route of the permanent and temporary exhibitions and the shop are accessible to visitors with reduced mobility and to strollers. The second floor of the house is not accessible to wheelchairs.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Kinderwagenvriendelijk

Children’s workshops take place throughout the year in partnership with the municipal library. The route with the lift is accessible with strollers.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is at 11 avenue Lamartine in Maillane, in the Alpilles massif.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

A shop is integrated into the route and accessible by lift.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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