Museum
on Saint-Tropez

Musée de la Gendarmerie et du Cinéma

The Gendarmerie and Film Museum invites you to explore the history of this building which, before becoming an iconic location following the shooting of the films about the French police, housed the Saint-Tropez brigade from 1879 to 2003.
The visit continues with an explanation of the representation of the gendarme in the films, followed by an introduction to the history of cinema in Saint-Tropez. This museum space reveals the numerous films shot in the Var peninsula as well as the different professions linked to the cinema. You can then set off on your holiday to explore the myth and reality of Saint-Tropez through the cinema. On the ground floor, the museum has a temporary exhibition room.


On the first floor, the public can discover the exact reconstruction of the offices of the Saint-Tropez gendarmerie, with the gendarmes’ lockers and the colour codes reproduced identically. The evolution of the gendarmerie since the 19th century is also evoked, with archive pieces dedicated to the creation of the gendarmerie, service weapons of the time and, of course, film reminders.


The exhibition continues with a cinema hall from the 1950s with artists’ dedications, a life-size bronze sculpture of Louis de Funès, before arriving at a cinema room where film extracts and artists’ interviews are projected.

The next floor also has its share of surprises: a reconstruction of the Nationale 7, a space dedicated to the world of culture and festivities from the 1950s to today, and finally the dressing rooms of Brigitte Bardot and Romy Schneider. What a way to end… in style!

On the ground floor, the visit of the museum opens on a space dedicated to temporary exhibitions.


The Museum has the Tourism and Handicap label. The facilities are adapted to welcome people with special needs.
(access for people in wheelchairs, for the blind and for the hearing impaired).
We speak : English, French

Themes

  • Arts and culture
  • Photography and cinema

Visit

Minimum group size : 30 person(s)

Individual visit services

  • Unguided individual tours available permanently
  • Unguided individual tours on request
  • Guided individual tours available permanently
  • Guided individual tours on request

Group visit services

  • Unguided group tours available permanently
  • Unguided group tours on request
  • Guided group tours available permanently
  • Guided group tours on request

Opening

Opening hours from 01 November to 31 December 2024
MondayOpen from 10:00 am to 05:00 pm
TuesdayOpen from 10:00 am to 05:00 pm
WednesdayOpen from 10:00 am to 05:00 pm
ThursdayOpen from 10:00 am to 05:00 pm
FridayOpen from 10:00 am to 05:00 pm
SaturdayOpen from 10:00 am to 05:00 pm
SundayOpen from 10:00 am to 05:00 pm
Opening hours from 02 January to 31 March 2025
MondayOpen from 10:00 am to 05:00 pm
TuesdayOpen from 10:00 am to 05:00 pm
WednesdayOpen from 10:00 am to 05:00 pm
ThursdayOpen from 10:00 am to 05:00 pm
FridayOpen from 10:00 am to 05:00 pm
SaturdayOpen from 10:00 am to 05:00 pm
SundayOpen from 10:00 am to 05:00 pm
Opening hours from 01 April to 30 June 2025
MondayOpen from 10:00 am to 06:00 pm
TuesdayOpen from 10:00 am to 06:00 pm
WednesdayOpen from 10:00 am to 06:00 pm
ThursdayOpen from 10:00 am to 06:00 pm
FridayOpen from 10:00 am to 06:00 pm
SaturdayOpen from 10:00 am to 06:00 pm
SundayOpen from 10:00 am to 06:00 pm
Opening hours from 01 July to 31 August 2025
MondayOpen from 10:00 am to 07:00 pm
TuesdayOpen from 10:00 am to 07:00 pm
WednesdayOpen from 10:00 am to 07:00 pm
ThursdayOpen from 10:00 am to 07:00 pm
FridayOpen from 10:00 am to 07:00 pm
SaturdayOpen from 10:00 am to 07:00 pm
SundayOpen from 10:00 am to 07:00 pm
Opening hours from 01 September to 31 October 2025
MondayOpen from 10:00 am to 06:00 pm
TuesdayOpen from 10:00 am to 06:00 pm
WednesdayOpen from 10:00 am to 06:00 pm
ThursdayOpen from 10:00 am to 06:00 pm
FridayOpen from 10:00 am to 06:00 pm
SaturdayOpen from 10:00 am to 06:00 pm
SundayOpen from 10:00 am to 06:00 pm
Additional information :
Canceled or closed

Exceptional closure(s)

  • 01/01/2024
  • 01/05/2024
  • 25/12/2024
  • 17/01/2022
  • 18/01/2022
  • 19/01/2022
  • 20/01/2022
  • 21/01/2022
  • 08/11/2022
  • 15/11/2022
  • 22/11/2022
  • 29/11/2022

Rates

– Reduced rate : 3 € (for gendarmes and job seekers on presentation of proof)

– Free for all during the European Heritage Days, the European Night of Museums, for lenders, donors and their spouses, for members of the COM (International Council of Museums) on presentation of their card and for guides on presentation of proof.
Free for children under : 12 year(s)

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Payment options

  • Bank/credit card
  • Check
  • Travellers Cheque
  • Cash

Services

Equipment

  • Lift
  • Toilets
  • Air conditioning

Services

  • Pets welcome
  • Shop

Dog friendly

Pets are allowed

Adapted tourism

  • Hearing disability
  • Mental disability
  • Physical disability
  • Visual disability

Address

2, place Blanqui
83990 Saint-Tropez
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