Clay museums | Pays d'Aubagne et de l'Étoile

L’Argilla Gallery

House of santons and ceramics

A 570 m² gallery dedicated to the arts of clay, a permanent exhibition and sales space for ceramists and santon makers from the Pays d’Aubagne et de l’Étoile and a temporary space for artists and craftspeople.

The Galerie Argilla restaurant is open from Monday to Saturday lunchtimes.

L'Argilla - House of santon and ceramicsAubagne

The Village of Santons in Provence

More than 3,000 santons are staged in this large Provencal village in this collective creation bringing together 17 santon makers from the Pays d’Aubagne et de l’Etoile.

The Little World of Marcel Pagnol

This world of 200 santons signed by the greatest clay artists in the Pays d’Aubagne et de l’Étoile pays tribute to the literary and cinematographic works of Marcel Pagnol.

Marcel Pagnol's Little WorldAubagne

The Santon Museum

Maryse Di Landro

This museum, created entirely by the Di Landro family, is made up of more than 300 santons, unique pieces staged according to different themes (Biblical Nativity, Provence and history).

Address: 582 avenue des Paluds – ZI Les Paluds – 13400 Aubagne

Tel: 04 42 70 95 65

The Santon Museum

The Oil Mill

This museum, presented by the Moulin à Huile, presents a “return to our roots”, the history of the santon from Provence. It retraces the trades and life of Provence at the end of the 19th century.

A 320m² panoramic cot houses more than 500 santons and automatons.