The Granet museum is inside the old hôtel de l’Ordre de Malte in the old town, next to the Cours Mirabeau district.
The museum is devoted to...
Avignon was the Christian capital during the Middle Ages (Avignon Papacy) and has protected it's exceptional heritage for centuries, most of which is now classed UNESCO World Heritage Sites such as:
the Palais des Papes and le Pont d'Avignon, the Place du Palais, l’Hôtel des Monnaies' baroque façade (ancient mint), the Petit Palais museum and the Cathedral, not forgetting the ramparts from the Jardin des Doms to the bridge.