Museum of Orange
N 44° 08.159 E 004° 48.472
31T E 644613 N 4888565
This museum includes a small collection of Roman objects associated with the Roman theater across the street as well as other art and objects of daily life from Orange's history. The entrance fee is included in the visit to the theater.
Waymark Code: WM2AMX
Location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Date Posted: 10/03/2007
Views: 30
Non-flash photography is permitted in the museum.
The museum is housed in an 17th century mansion and presents the history of Orange from prehistoric times to the 18th century.
Roman Orange was founded in 35 BC by veterans of the Second Gallica Roman legion as Arausio (after the local Celtic water god), or Colonia Julia Firma Secundanorum Arausio in full, “the Julian colony of Arausio established by the soldiers of the second legion.”
The town prospered, though it was sacked by the Visigoths in 412. It became a bishopric in the 4th century, and the hill fort of the Celtic Cavares was renamed for Saint Eutrope, the first bishop of Saintes. Christian Orange hosted two synods, in 441 and 529. The latter of the Councils of Orange was of importance in condemning the Pelagian heresy. The Diocese of Orange persisted until the French Revolution, and was formally suppressed in 1801.
The sovereign Carolingian counts of Orange had their origin in the 8th century, and passed into the family of the lords of Baux. The Baux counts of Orange became fully independent with the breakup of the Kingdom of Arles after 1033. From the 12th century, Orange was raised to a minor principality, the Principality of Orange, as a fief of the Holy Roman Empire.
When William I "the Silent", count of Nassau, with estates in the Netherlands, inherited the title Prince of Orange in 1544, the Principality was incorporated into the holdings of what became the House of Orange-Nassau.
Orange gave its name to other Dutch-influenced parts of the world, such as the Orange Free State in South Africa.
The city remained part of scattered Nassau holdings until it was captured by the forces of Louis XIV in 1672 during the Franco-Dutch War, again captured in August 1682 and was finally ceded to France in 1713 under the Treaty of Utrecht that ended the wars of Louis XIV.
(History taken from wikipedia)
Theme:
City History
Street Address:
Rue Madeleine Roch
84100 Orange
Gift Shop: yes
Hours of Operation:
November - February
9:30 - 16:30
March, October
9:30 - 17:30
April, May, September
9:00 - 18:00
June - August
9:00 - 19:00
Cost: 4.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum Size: Small
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
Food Court: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
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