It and the Musée archéologique de Narbonne are the city's two main museums, both housed in the Palace of the Archbishops.
[1] The Musée d'Art et d'Histoire was established as an initiative by Paul Tournal in 1833.
[2] Housed in the former archbishops' rooms, the museum has important decorative features of its own, showing the building's evolution from the 17th century to the major restorations of the 19th century.
These include ceramics, furniture, miniature paintings and Limoges enamels.
The faïence collections are particularly rich, with pieces from the 17th and 18th centuries from Nevers, Moustiers, Marseille and Rouen.