We opened our charming Provençal costume and jewelry museum in 1997, in the former residence of the Marchioness of Cabris, sister to Mirabeau. The rooms of this noble, time-weathered house that was a Tribunal during the Revolution now hold a private collection of 18th- and 19th-century Provençal costume and jewelry patiently gathered together by Hélène Costa.

Simple dresses, underskirts of piqué Indiana cloth and delicate lacework recount the lives of Provençal women – peasants, craft workers, farmers' wives – in our region. This little museum holds the memory of a simple, refined, noble way of life in the joyful ambience of our fragrant, sun-baked little town.

It's in this same spirit that we've created a range of household articles – boutis, tablecloths, glassware, pottery and jewelry – that you can discover in our Fragonard Maison shops.

Our museum is open every day, Sundays and public holidays included, from 10 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 6 pm (closed Sundays from November to January).

Provençal costume and jewelry museum

(à quelques pas de l'Usine Historique)
2 rue Jean Ossola
06130 Grasse
FRANCE
Tel: +33 (0) 4 93 36 44 65
Fax: +33 (0) 4 93 36 57 32

From Cannes:
Take the N285 then the N85 signed Grasse, Castellane and follow the signs to Centre-Ville (see map L'Usine Historique).

From Nice or Aix-en-Provence by the A8:
Leave the motorway at Exit 42 signed Cannes-centre, Grasse; take the N85 signed Grasse, Castellane and follow the signs to Centre-Ville (see map L'Usine Historique).