Located in Mane, near Forcalquier, the Salagon Museum

, housed in a priory whose foundations date back to the 12th century, presents Haute-Provence in all its diversity, present and past. Exhibitions combining ethnology, contemporary art and archaeology show the evolution of this rural territory.

Around the priory, ethnobotanical gardens

tell the story of the links between societies and plants throughout history and civilisations. In the form of a walk, these gardens also invite you to a sensory discovery.

After this difficult year of health crisis, the Salagon Museum has done everything possible to offer you a year of rhythm as it has the secret, composed of various events open to all and rich and new exhibitions. Salagon and its gardens await you!

This year, 2021, will see two new events for young people:

the booklet-game "Garance, the time traveller!"Inthe form of the story of Garance, an imaginary character, you are invited to discover Salagon through a series of enigmas, games and questions. Included in the entrance fee from September 2021 / for 8-13 year olds.

The orienteering race in the gardens offers a fun and rhythmic visit, as you set off to discover the plants and biodiversity of Salagon. Included in the entrance fee / for all.

The 2021 exhibitions

Archaeology

Traces at Salagon Priory

New permanent exhibition

The new archaeological trail and its exhibition provide the keys to understanding the long history of Salagon and the successive occupations of the site since the Neolithic period.

Contemporary art

Silent Garden by Marinette Cueco

Church, February1 - September 30

Discover the poetic works of this artist: herbariums, interlacing and plant carpets will be exhibited in the church of Salagon. For the first time, an exhibition shows the diversity of Marinette Cueco's work.

Ethnology

Living, Habitats, Inhabitants

September to December 2021

What impact have the urban changes of the 20th century had on the forms of housing in a territory marked by rurality? Urban sprawl, housing estates, eco-construction, building sites and participative housing...: all these themes are tackled in this exhibition which gives the inhabitants a voice.

Practical information

The museum is open from 10 am to 7 pm every day from May to September, from 10 am to 6 pm from February to April and from1 October to 15 December, and at night on Thursdays until 10 pm in July and August. Annual closure from 16 December to 31 January.
Weekly closure on Tuesdays from 01/10 to 30/04 except during the school holidays in zone B.
Single rate of €4 per person for all (free under 6 years) for this year 2021. Online ticketing.
Hydro-alcohol gel is available at the entrance to the museum, and masks must be worn in the buildings and during social interaction. Reminder to respect barrier measures and social distancing.

Guided tours of the gardens are offered from July1st

onwards by reservation (groups of 10 people maximum). Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays at 5pm by reservation. Evening guided tour of the Garden of Scents every Thursday evening in July and August by reservation.

During the school holidays, Salagon organises various workshops

on gardens, history and know-how.

Consult the program online www.musee-de-salagon.com