Matisse Museum (Nice)

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The Matisse Museum in Nice

The Musée Matisse in Nice is an art museum dedicated to the French painter Henri Matisse , which opened in 1963. His collection shows examples of Matisse's work from all periods. The museum is located in the Villa des Arènes, a 17th century house located in the Cimiez district , 164, Avenue des Arènes de Cimiez. In addition to the permanent collection, special exhibitions are also shown.

history

In the foreground the Musée Matisse, in the background the Hotel Régina, where Matisse lived in old age

The building was built between 1670 and 1685 and was then called Palais Gubernatis after its owner, Jean-Baptiste Gubernatis. In 1823 it became the property of Raymond Garin de Cocconato, who had it converted into a bourgeois house. 100 years later, in 1923, the Villa Garin de Cocconato was sold to a private company. In 1950 the villa was given its current name, Villa des Arènes, after the city of Nice acquired it.

The museum opened in 1963 on the first floor of the house. On the ground floor there was an archaeological museum, which moved in 1989, making it possible to expand the Musée Matisse. After four years of renovation work - a new wing was added alongside renovation work - it was reopened in 1993 and since then has offered the opportunity to exhibit the entire collection, including the new acquisitions and donations since 1963.

collection

The museum's permanent collection includes many works given to the museum by Matisse, who lived in Nice from 1917 until his death in 1954, as well as donations from the artist's heirs and the French state. The collection includes 68 paintings and gouaches découpées , 236 drawings, 218 engravings , 57 sculptures and 14 books illustrated by Matisse, including jazz , as well as 95 photographs. It also includes 187 objects that Matisse owned, such as serigraphs, tapestries, ceramics, glass windows and documents.

Others

Another Musée Matisse was founded by the artist in 1952 in Matisse's birthplace Le Cateau-Cambrésis .

literature

Web links

Commons : Musée Matisse (Nice)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Matisse Museum , amb-cotedazur.com, accessed on December 23, 2012
  2. ↑ Musée Matisse ( Memento of October 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), nice.fr, accessed on December 23, 2012 (French)

Coordinates: 43 ° 43 ′ 10 ″  N , 7 ° 16 ′ 34 ″  E