MAEGHT FOUNDATION
ST PAUL DE VENCE
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The Fondation Marguerite et Aimé Maeght is one of the world's leading cultural institutions. Over a hundred works by the greatest artists of the 20th century are on view.
Discover the Miro Labyrinth, the Sculpture Garden, the Saint-Bernard Chapel and the Giacometti Courtyard!
Visit an open-air museum in this verdant setting!
Its garden and its foundation
Located near the famous village of Saint-Paul de Vencethe Maeght Foundation welcomes you in a unique architectural complex, designed by Josep Lluís Sert, to present modern and contemporary art in all its forms.
Fondation Maeght Panorama du jardin de sculptures photo Roland Michaud Archives FM - Successio Miro - Calder Foundation ADAGP recadre credit photo MAEGHT
Here you will find works integrated into the building and nature: the Giacometti courtyard, the Miró labyrinth of sculptures and ceramics, mosaic murals by Chagall and Tal Coat, Braque's basin and stained-glass window, Bury's fountain.
Photo Credit Fondation Maeght les jardins
About a hundred works of art to be discovered in its gardens but also integrated into the buildings:
- The Fountain of Pol Bury,
- Alexander Calder's Monumental Stables
- Takis' wind sculpture
- the sculptures of Jean Arp, Eduardo Chillida, Erik Dietman, Barbara Hepworth or Joan Miró, ... presented according to the rhythm of the seasons.
- the mosaic of the wall by Pierre Tal-Coat
- Les Amoureux by Marc Chagall,
- Georges Braque's Les Poissons basin
- The Saint-Bernard Chapel or Raoul Ubac carved in the slate a Way of the Cross.
- Georges Braque's stained glass window Oiseau blanc (White bird)
- The Giacometti Court with Diego's Great Head, the two versions of The Man Who Walks, the two versions of Woman Standing, but also all the versions of Woman of Venice .
- The Miró Labyrinth created by him and his friends Father and son Josep and joan Llorens Artigas. 20 works are gathered in this labyrinth. A white line painted on the walls represents a breadcrumb trail leading to the Arc, which is the Minotaur.
Photo credit maeght foundation COUR-GIACOMETTI.
The complex combines indoor and outdoor spaces with the sculpture garden, courtyards, terraces and patios, exhibition rooms, chapel, library and bookshop.
The outside of the garden Credit Maeght
Collections and exhibitions
With over 13,000 items, it boasts one of the largest collections of paintings, sculptures, drawings and graphic works by modern and contemporary artists in Europe.
"MIRO VITRAIL " Photo credit FONDATION MAEGHT
Large thematic exhibitions, monographic exhibitions take place such as Kandinsky, ChagallCalder, MatisseAs well as exhibitions of artists such as Yan Pei-Ming, Pier Paolo Calzolari, Takis, Jacques Monory, Gérard Garouste, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Eduardo Arroyo, Lee Bae, ....
Every year, during the summer, a new exhibition is organized by the Maeght Foundation.
View of a showroom Espace- espaces Photo credit the MAEGHT foundation
The Maeght couple
The foundation was born out of the friendship of Aimé Maeght and his wife Marguerite, leading publishers and art dealers in post-war Europe, with some of the most important artists of the 20th century such as Joan Miró, Alexander Calder, Fernand Léger, Georges Braque, Alberto Giacometti, Marc Chagall and many others.
This visionary couple organized legendary exhibitions such as the first surrealist exhibition in 1947 around André Breton and Marcel Duchamp in their Parisian gallery.
Aimé and Marguerite MAEGHT during the inauguration in 1964 Archives MAEGHT Foundation Photo credit
In 1964, the Foundation was inaugurated by André Malraux
The first private foundation dedicated to art in France, the Foundation was inspired by American models, such as Guggenheim's or the Barnes and Phillips collections, discovered by the Maeght family during their travels to the United States in the 1950s.
Practical information
RATES garden entrance
Adults: €7
Children aged 10 to 18: €5
FREE: children under 10, disabled persons and members of the Société des Amis
Reduced rates of €5 for students, press and tour guides. Please present proof of entitlement at the door.
Rates, gardens + indoor museum: ATTENTION not currently open
Full rate: €16
Reduced rate : 11 €
Free: children under 10 and disabled visitors
SCHEDULE
Open daily from 10am to 6pm.
Last admission ½ hour before closing time.
Exceptional closures possible. Please contact us before your visit.
ITINERARIES by car or bus :
Parking: free of charge
By car
15 minutes from the A8 freeway:
- Exit n°47 Villeneuve-Loubet, Cagnes-sur-Mer, Vence from Marseille
- Exit n°48 Cagnes-sur-Mer, Vence from Nice or Italy
Follow La-Colle-sur-Loup / Vence via RD 436
By bus
From Nice or Cagnes-sur-Mer, line no. 400 (Nice-Vence via Saint-Paul de Vence)
Fondation Maeght stop - 10-12 min walk with steep incline
or St Paul Village stop - 10 min walk along chemin de Sainte Claire to the village entrance
On-site SERVICES
- free parking
- bookshop-boutique: posters, catalogs and signed and numbered original lithographs. You'll also find objects created especially for the Foundation.
- Café F: A wonderful place to take a gourmet break and enjoy the unique furniture designed by the celebrated Diego Giacometti. For opening times: 33 (0)4 93 32 45 96
