The best specialized museums Midi-Pyrénées

Housed in the Medical Library, this museum is dedicated to the collection of Xavier Atger (1758-1833), a print and drawing enthusiast who donated his collection to the university on his death. With a thousand drawings, five thousand prints from the French, Italian and Flemish schools of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, and a few paintings, the visit is worth its weight in gold! Since 2017, 81 drawings by the artist Colette Richarme (1904-1991) have joined the museum, an arrival that establishes an exciting dialogue between modern and classical art.

On an island, an 18th century military fort houses the Albert-Dubout Museum. The Ballestras Redoubt was dismantled stone by stone and reassembled in the centre of the pond. The museum contains the works of the famous draftsman and his particularly colourful caricatures. Attracted by Palavas as early as 1922, Albert Dubout had the gift of making the comic come out of any thing or situation. In addition to the drawings, the exhibition presents Dubout's personal objects (drawing table, pipe, correspondence with Pagnol and Dard...).

The François Desnoyer collection is a place open to the arts and creation. Its reserve fund was built up from François Desnoyer's bequest of more than 700 pieces in 1972. This journey into the world of art continues with paintings from the 19th (E. Boudin, Ecole de Barbizon) and 20th centuries (several Utrillo, Marquet and Modigliani). In addition to the richness of the exhibitions (especially temporary and beautifully made), the scenography is superb. To be discovered without fail!