Pays des Vans museum

Situated in border of the former center of Les Vans, the museum is installed in the buildings of a former convent and a former silk spinning. Through five exhibitions the museum reveals the various facets of a very contrasted territory but which forms a whole singular: Ardèche Cévenne. The collections of geology, archaeology, ethnography and medicine make discover the nature, the culture or the personality of the men who shaped this historic region. The establishment benefits from the label "Museum of France". Open to the contemporary initiatives, the museum organizes regularly temporary exhibitions and welcomes events: concert, reading, conference …

Description

Situated in border of the former center of Les Vans, the museum is installed in the buildings of a former convent and a former silk spinning. Through five exhibitions the museum reveals the various facets of a very contrasted territory but which forms a whole singular: Ardèche Cévenne. The collections of geology, archaeology, ethnography and medicine make discover the nature, the culture or the personality of the men who shaped this historic region. The establishment benefits from the label "Museum of France".
Open to the contemporary initiatives, the museum organizes regularly temporary exhibitions and welcomes events: concert, reading, conference …

  • Children
  • Teenagers
  • Groups

Spoken language

  • English
  • French

Comfort / service

  • Private parking
  • Coach parking
  • Car park
  • Picnic area
  • Toilets
  • Educational visits
  • Coach access
  • Motorhomes allowed
  • Shop
  • Set down on-site for groups
  • Guided tours

Means of payment

  • Check
  • Cash

Opening

From 15/03 to 16/11/2025.
Closed Monday and Tuesday.