Museums looking to the future

The renewal of the city also touches its most prestigious institutions. The Musée Départemental Arles Antique (Mdaa) - also known by the locals as the 'Blue Museum' - invites visitors to a new architectural experience with the reopening of its roof-terrace: a structure with undulating lines imitating the currents of the Rhone, offering a privileged vantage point over the Roman Circus and the remains of the ancient city. Right here, until October 2026, one can witness the return of the famous Venus of Arles, exceptionally on loan from the Louvre. Similarly, the Réattu Museum takes a decisive step towards inclusiveness with the 'Parallel Museum' project. This is a multisensory route designed to make art accessible to all through audio descriptions and tactile reproductions of sculptures, such as those by Christine Crozat, integrating smartphone technology for an interactive guided tour that allows visitors to explore the historical collection in a completely new light. For those looking for a bit of adventure among the millenary stones, the Alyscamps necropolis, which in Provençal means Elysian Fields and is one of the most famous and fascinating Roman and early Christian necropolises in the world, offers the escape game "Ombres et Lumière", a playful and original way to solve puzzles among the sarcophagi that enchanted Van Gogh and Gauguin.