Musée du Vieil Aix - Hôtel Estienne de Saint-Jean

  • Museum
  • Arts and culture
  • Local history
17 Rue Gaston de Saporta, 13100 Aix-en-Provence

Description

The Estienne de Saint-Jean private mansion, which become the museum of old Aix in 1932, is the town's history museum.
The Musée du Vieil Aix can be visited like turning the pages of a book... The collections resulting from the donations of Marie Estienne de Saint-Jean are exhibited in the salons of the eponymous hotel. In this elegant setting, each piece is an evocation of the past and local traditions, a little of the life of the people of Aix in the past. Furniture, earthenware, santons, paintings and other unusual pieces (don't miss the talking crib!) line the route. Public parking (Parking Pasteur at 100m)
  • Tips
    Guided tour (Musée du Vieil Aix + stair at Hôtel de Châteaurenard) :
    ● July 1st-October 4th 2026: 10.30am on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.

    Booking required: +33 (0)4 42 91 88 74 or [email protected]

Services

Car park
Wifi

Accessibility

Not accessible in a wheelchair

Rates

From 16 October 2025 to 15 October 2026

From 16 October 2025 to 15 October 2026
Full priceYour ticket to the Musée du Vieil Aix provides access to the staircase at Hôtel de Châteaurenard.
€7.00

Reduced price
€5.50

Guided tour: admission fee + €3
Triple ticket (Museum of Old Aix, Tapestry Museum and Pavillon de Vendôme Museum: €18)

✘ Free access
● With the Aix-en-Provence City Pass, subject to availability (self-guided tour)
● Under 18s (on presentation of proof of age)
● Students up to the age of 26 (on presentation of proof of student status)
● Members of the press, jobseekers, teachers at the Félix Ciccolini School of Art in Aix-en-Provence, recipients of the RSA (proof of entitlement dated within the last 3 months), recipients of social security benefits (CAF), minimum old-age pension and disability benefits, holders of valid ICOM, ICOMOS, AGCCPF (Curators), Ministry of Culture card (valid), the Aix-Marseille University Culture Card, a disability card, a CCAS d’Aix card, members of the Association des Amis des Musées d’Aix, the Cultures du Cœur association, and the Maison des Artistes association, as well as accredited national, international and regional tour guides.
● Free admission on the first Sunday of every month.

Payment methods

CheckCheck
Bank/credit cardBank/credit card
CashCash

Openings

Monday
Closed

Tuesday
10:00 - 12:30
13:30 - 17:00

Wednesday
10:00 - 12:30
13:30 - 17:00

Thursday
10:00 - 12:30
13:30 - 17:00

Friday
10:00 - 12:30
13:30 - 17:00

Saturday
10:00 - 12:30
13:30 - 17:00

Sunday
10:00 - 12:30
13:30 - 17:00

* On demand
Monday
Closed

Tuesday
10:00 - 12:30
13:30 - 17:00

Wednesday
10:00 - 12:30
13:30 - 17:00

Thursday
10:00 - 12:30
13:30 - 17:00

Friday
10:00 - 12:30
13:30 - 17:00

Saturday
10:00 - 12:30
13:30 - 17:00

Sunday
10:00 - 12:30
13:30 - 17:00

* On demand
Monday
Closed

Tuesday
10:00 - 18:00

Wednesday
10:00 - 18:00

Thursday
10:00 - 18:00

Friday
10:00 - 18:00

Saturday
10:00 - 18:00

Sunday
10:00 - 18:00

⚠ Due to the extreme heat caused by the heatwave and the lack of air conditioning, the museum will be open from August 4th, from 9am to 3pm until the alert is lifted ⚠ * On demand

Location

Musée du Vieil Aix - Hôtel Estienne de Saint-Jean
17 Rue Gaston de Saporta, 13100 Aix-en-Provence
  • www.aixenprovence.fr

Environment

Environment
  • Town location
  • In the historic centre
Updated on 04 August 2026 at 10:19
by Office de Tourisme d'Aix en Provence
(Offer identifier : 5539049)
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