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Museum of Old Nimes
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Installed(settled) in the former(ancient) episcopal palace of the end of the XVII-th century, the place of the cathedral, the museum of Old Nimes canned food and presents the life in Nimes since the end of Moyen-Age.


Objects of the daily or extraordinary objects, collections offer to the guest a journey in the time which gets organized around exhibitions with subject, they follow the current events or present the various facets of the collection(fund), in a widened context.

The history of the textile industry, which was at the end of Moyen-Age in the 50s, the main activity of the town.

The regional practices, the collections concerning also the Camargue and Cevennes gardoises. Earth to the daily say the variety of the forms bound(connected) in aid of the ceramic of Uzège. The history of the regional furniture, chests of drawers and cupboards.

Today, two permanent rooms propose nîmois lounges(shows) in various times.



Being opened, except Monday and holidays (in January 1-st, in May 1-st, in December 25), from 11. 00 till 18. 00 and from April 1-st till September 30 from 10. 00 till 18. 00.

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Credit text and photo: brochure " to discover Nimes " of the Office of Tourism of Nimes

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Musée du Vieux Nîmes
Place aux Herbes
30000 - Nîmes
Pho. : +33 (0)4 66 36 00 64

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