Museum Requien

An enlightened collector, he had already bequeathed his funds nine years earlier.

The collections are then regularly supplemented by local researchers and scientists, in particular by Jean-Henri Fabre.

[2] The museum moved into the Raphélis de Soissans hotel in 1943, on three levels.

[3] The most visible activity is the museum itself, retracing the fauna and flora of Vaucluse since prehistoric times.

At the same time, research activity is maintained, at national and European level, in particular by consulting the 18,000 books in the Esprit Requien library.

facade of the Requien museum in Avignon