The Orange Museum

The Orange museum is located opposite the entrance to the Roman theatre and is housed in a 17th century town house. On display are Roman remains from archaeological digs in the town and an exhibition on the history of Orange from pre-historic times to the 18th century.

Roman remains

Amongst its finest exhibits are friezes of Amazons and Centaurs, originally part of the theatre’s decorations and a truly impressive 1st century Roman cadastre, the most complete ever found.

On the first floor are portraits, furniture and other objects belonging to the Gasparin family and a collection of works by Albert de Belleroche, a friend of Toulouse-Lautrec and Franck Brangwyn, and a great enthusiast of Art Nouveau.
There is also a reconstruction of the drawing room in the Wetter house, which provides very interesting information on the life of a manufacturer of printed cottons.