Calvet Museum

65 rue Joseph Vernet

84 000 Avignon

Tel. +33 (0)4 90 86 33 84.

Open from 10am to 1pm,

2pm to 6pm.

Closed Tuesday.

www.musee-calvet-
avignon.com

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garden, with the bust of Antinous Wearing a Nemes, lent for the occasion by the Louvre Museum. It continues with a showcase of antique wood paneling – sculpted, gilded and painted – according to nine themes: the major cultural sites, the cult of the dead, the institutions, fauna and flora… It also reviews the French taste for Egypt, a genuine “Egyptomania” in the 18th and 19th centuries!

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By Chantal Sarrazin - Photos Marie Neville August 16, 2011

From June 25 to November 14, the Calvet Museum in Avignon presents the unique exhibition, “Sumptuous Egypt,” which lifts the veil on some exceptional pieces.

Pharaohs in Avignon

“Sumptuous Egypt” emphasizes the richness of the collection created by Esprit Calvet (1728-1810), a doctor and erudite Avignon resident of the Enlightenment. The colorful collection has been continuously added to ever since, and, prior to being exhibited here, was subject to a vast restoration. Almost 400 pieces are presented, including the mummy of a little girl and a rare variety of papyrus. The exhibition at Musée Calvet begins, between the courtyard and the