The Provence Art and History Museum brings together, in the Clapiers-Cabris mansion, large collections devoted to both everyday life in eastern Provence since prehistoric times, and fine arts and decorative arts from the 17th century to the first half of the 20th century.
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This regional museum is the work of François Carnot (1872-1960), son of the former President of the Republic who married, in Grasse, Valentine Chiris, daughter of a perfume industrialist responsible for inventing solvent extraction. The creation of this museum quickly drew the local elite and a number of French and foreign donors. It is based on a large group of Friends of the Museum, owners of the collections, which today supports the museum’s development and activities.