Carpentras - Museums

The Musée Comtadin in Carpentras has collections of the ethnology of the surroundings.

The first floor has a series of 16th to 19th century portraits. The ground floor features papal displays such as medals and coins as well as votive offerings from Our Lady of Health.

The Musée Duplessis in Carpentras possesses several notable panels created by local painters (Duplessis, Lebrun, etc.) as well as some of Italian and Dutch origin.

The Musée Lapidaire, in the Chapel of the Gray Penitents in Carpentras, has finds from the Iron Age to the early Middle Ages as well as a collection of Natural History.

The Musée Sobirats in Carpentras houses artistic handicraft.

The museum is housed in an 18th century hotel with a collection of decorative arts belonging to the town of Carpentras. Other items on display in Musée Sobirats are traditional furniture, porcelain, paintings and tapestries.