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The Departemental Museum
The first "Départemental Archaeological Museum" was established in 1804 by Baron Ladoucette, in buildings of the former seminary rue de Provence, rue Colonel Roux today. It is much later, in 1901, the project of building a museum at the site was launched through the issuance of a national lottery. It was inaugurated in September 1910 at the Festival of Saint-Arnoux. We must today its attractive setting in the major renovation that experienced between 1986 and 1988. The permanent displays offer a discovery of archaeological regional as well as tradition and local history through collections of old weapons, furniture Queyras and a model reveals the fortified city of Gap at Xylème century .
Spaces devoted to natural history, painting, sculpture,to numismatics and a fine collection of ceramics from different sources complement the exhibition including the mausoleum of Lesdiguières last Constable of France, remains the centerpiece. Temporary exhibitions in different themes are also occasionally enrich the museum (transhumance in the Hautes-Alpes, Max Ernst, Moustiers earthenware, weaving Oriental, sculptures by jean Marcellin, etc ...). You can also find a wide selection of publications about the life of the department.

Park Incubator
In 1818, the General Council took ownership of land along the Luye to create a nursery that would départementale together in one place everything that the department produces more curious and more useful in fact trees "in order" to encourage the spread of good plantation species of fruit trees and expansion of forest plantations throughout the department in 1844, the land was ceded to the city of Gap. Over the years the nursery has been transformed into a public park where you can admire the different species planted in the last century. In 1911, the Bandstand was opened. The situation of this shady park near the city center makes it popular, lively and appreciated by all, next to the rink and bowling alley.

Domain of Charance
Ownership of Viscounts Gap in the tenth century, this area bought by the Bishops in 1309 was part of the heritage church until 1790. The castle, which existed since the Middle Ages was devastated in 1692 by the army of the Duke of Savoy and replaced by a house of pleasure in the eighteenth century. It became national property, it was auctioned to the Revolution. After several successive owners, the area of 220 ha has been acquired by the city of Gap in 1973, becoming Gapençais heritage. It was included in the supplementary inventory of historical monuments on 8 September 1987. The tradition is that every year for Saint Louis (25 August), Gapençais rigodon went dancing at Lake Charance at a place called "The meadow of the dance." The restoration and management of farm buildings have allowed the installation of the Alpine Botanical Conservatory in 1992. The offices of the Ecrins National Park are part of the renovated rooms of the castle since 1991.

The Conservatoire Botanique National Alpin de Gap-Charnce
Since 1993 he is the fifth approved Botanical Conservatory in France. Its mission is to ensure the conservation, management and exploitation of the genetic heritage of Alpes de Haute Provence, Hautes-Alpes, Drôme, de l'Isère, Savoie and Haute-Savoie.
It is responsible for establishing the inventory of the wildlife in their natural habitat in order to replicate and protect endangered species in order to transmit to future generations. He also received mission to protect and maintain national collections of old varieties of fruit trees and rose bushes. It was through his research that improved the crop of today and that some plant species can be exploited for scientific purposes or economic.