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Heritages and Museums
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The Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in Aix en Provence, France. The museum contains the collections of: Louis Charles Joseph Gaston de Saporta Casimir de Barrigue, Comte de Montvallon.
Museum of Vieil-Aix, Museum inside a 17th-century mansion with period furnishings, paintings, puppets & other folk art. Address: 17 Rue Gaston de Saporta, 13100 Aix-en-Provence, France
Cezanne's studio, Small studio of the famous artist Paul Cézanne, with his furniture, still life model & work tools. Address: 9 Avenue Paul Cézanne, 13100 Aix-en-Provence, France
Fondation Vasarely, Fondation Vasarely is a museum in Aix en Provence, France, dedicated to the works of Victor Vasarely. Address: 1 Avenue Marcel Pagnol, 13090 Aix-en-Provence, France
The Musée Granetis a museum in the quartier Mazarin, Aix-en-Provence, France devoted to painting, sculpture and archeology. In 2011, the museum received 177,598 visitors.
The Camp des Milleswas a French internment camp, opened in September 1939, in a former tile factory near the village of Les Milles, part of the commune of Aix-en-Provence.
Berestye Archeological Museum is unique in Europe, because its visitors can view an archaeological site displaying an authentic East Slavic wooden town dating back to the 13th century.
Brest Fortress, formerly known as Brest-Litovsk Fortress, is a 19th-century Russian fortress in Brest, Belarus, the former Byelorussian SSR.
The Brest Railway Museum or Brest Museum of Rail Equipment is the first outdoor railway museum in Belarus, located in Brest, opened in 2002. The museum is located close to the Brest Fortress, the major attraction of the city.
The City History Museum presents the history of the city. The museum displays maps of Brest dating back to the 17th century. One of the oldest maps is a replica from the Prussian State Library (Preussische Staatsbibliothek) in Berlin. A large painting by Fetisova, a local artist, depicts 17th century Brest. Prominent Brest citizens, including Rabbi Zalman and others, are visible in the painting. This museum was opened in 1998.