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Nīmes's colossal cultural heritage—historical, tauromachian and artistic—has resulted in the founding of several museums. Don't hesitate to push open the doors and explore their secrets.

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Housed in the seventeenth century former bishop's palace, the museum tells the story of Nīmes since the end of the Middle Ages through everyday items and  bourgeois interiors ...

With nearly 400 works, the collection forms a panorama of contemporary art since the 1960s ...



 

Opened in May 2002, this shows visitors the traditions of bullfighting that are firmly anchored in Nīmes ...

A visit to the Archaeological Museum is the ideal complement to discovery of the antiquities of Nīmes. The collections are quite simply exceptional ...

The second-largest collection in Languedoc-Rous sillon, with works by French, Flemish, Dutch and Italian painters ...

Adjoining the Archaeological Museum, this contains astonishing collections covering all fields of natural history ...

This small theatre of the sky provides an hour of wonder and relaxation spent exploring the galaxy and our solar system ...

Since 1985, Nīmes has encouraged the installation of works of art in the very heart of the city. Art goes to meet everybody ...