Best places: Art museums in Carcassonne, France

👍👍 Utter surprise what a wonderful experience, design, colour, concept, just mind boggling. As with most things in rural France it's understated in the extreme.

Small fine-arts museum specializing in paintings & ceramics from the 17th century to the present.

👍👍 Amphoralis is one of the High Places of Romanism in the Occitanie region. In this magnificent village of Sallèle-d'Aude, crossed by the Canal du Midi, this museum, exceptional in its vocation, is a must for people wishing to learn about the Gallo-Roman world. Following the discovery of cooking ovens...

👍👍 A hidden gem in Castres, Occitanie! In a totally renovated palace created by architect Mansard of Versailles fame and gardens by Le Nôtre of same fame! Inside, a wealth of Spanish Art well organized and displayed chronologically, an excellent audio guide together with written notes in each room mak...

👍👍 A most unusual museum. For all who seek the out of the ordinary. A good video presentation of the history of automatons. We had the opportunity of chatting with an enigmatic French lady who is the brains behind most of the creations.

👍👍 Superb building with a really interesting exhibition. The person working there was very knowledgeable and explained the show very clearly and enthusiastically which really helped our appreciation.

👍👍 C'était génial ! Étant passionné d'histoire mon copain et moi, lors d'un week-end dans le coin, nous avons trouvé ce musée. La dame a été très accueillante avec nous, nous a même offert un café et un thé. C'était passionnant et incroyable de voir tous ces objets de l'Histoire des deux grandes guerre...

Tours are available at this museum dedicated to surrealist poet Joë Bousquet in his former home.

👍👍 Très belle collection d'œuvres académique avec une mention spéciale pour Marie Petiet. L'atmosphère de ce lieu est unique. Petit musée mais grand moment 😉