Founded 21 years ago by art dealer and collector Yvon Lambert, this collection presents major works from the second half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century. The places that house the Lambert Collection, made available to it by the City of Avignon, are exceptionally rich in heritage, right in the heart of the city and of Provence. Two very beautiful mansions built in the 18th century by Jean-Baptiste Franque, the hotels of Caumont and Montfaucon, have been remarkably redesigned respectively by Rudy Ricciotti and the brothers Cyrille and Laurent Berger to meet the needs of the museum.

Founded 21 years ago by art dealer and collector Yvon Lambert, this collection presents major works from the second half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century. The places that house the Lambert Collection, made available to it by the City of Avignon, are exceptionally rich in heritage, right in the heart of the city and of Provence. Two very beautiful mansions built in the 18th century by Jean-Baptiste Franque, the hotels of Caumont and Montfaucon, have been remarkably redesigned respectively by Rudy Ricciotti and the brothers Cyrille and Laurent Berger to meet the needs of the museum.

Programme

Carla Adra, Ça te colle à la peau, video HD, 2023
Carla Adra, Ça te colle à la peau, video HD, 2023
Abdelhak Benallou, Sans titre, 2022. Photo : Pomain Darnaud
Abdelhak Benallou, Sans titre, 2022. Photo : Pomain Darnaud
Cyril Debon, Chauve-Souris, 2022
Cyril Debon, Chauve-Souris, 2022
Mathilde Albouy, Artissima, Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Derouillon, Paris. Photo : Grégory Copitet
Mathilde Albouy, Artissima, Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Derouillon, Paris. Photo : Grégory Copitet
Margot Pietri, À. Photo : Blaise Adilon
Margot Pietri, À. Photo : Blaise Adilon

Coming back from the present, a look at the current scene

The Collection Lambert in Avignon and POUSH have teamed up to produce an exhibition in the heart of the papal city, presenting the work of thirty-eight artists from this bubbling incubator of artists in Greater Paris. Organized through the prism of a contemporary art center and a collective artistic creation space, Revenir du présent is intended as an observation tool, an echo chamber in which works by a multitude of artists and gestures resonate, bearing witness to the art being made here - in France - and now.

The artists : Carla Adra, Mathilde Albouy, Estèla Alliaud, Hugo Avigo, Marlon de Azambuja, Abdelhak Benallou, Djabril Boukhenaissi, Apollinaria Broche, Grégory Chatonsky, Salomé Chatriot, Gaëlle Choisne, Max Coulon, Morgan Courtois, Cyril Debon, Julian Farade, Clédia Fourniau, Laura Garcia Karras, Gerard & Kelly, Célia Gondol, Pascal Hachem, Arash Hanaei, Ittah Yoda, Michel Jocaille, Nika Kutateladze, Anne Le Troter, Matisse Mesnil, Daniel Otero Torres, Margot Pietri, Luca Resta, Edgar Sarin, Ugo Schildge, Laura Sellies, Erwan Sene, Pol Taburet, Félix Touzalin, Dune Varela, Marie de Villepin, Xolo Cuintle.

Mirosław Bałka 68 x (200 x 8 x 8) Heaven, 2010. Collection privée © Mirosław Bałka. Photo : François Deladerrière
Mirosław Bałka 68 x (200 x 8 x 8) Heaven, 2010. Collection privée © Mirosław Bałka. Photo : François Deladerrière

Alchemy of the Encounter

Works of art from the Collection Lambert

A collection of contemporary art constitutes a promise of constant discovery, an enchantment, to be shared throughout encounters. Within a seven-month period, Alchemy of an Encounter will offer a monthly-rotating presentation of the masterpieces constituting the Collection Lambert. Each room of the museum, in a Goose game manner, will highlight the rich history of our institution with specific themes.

Mac Adams Mystery, The Toaster, 1976 Collection gb agency, Paris
Mac Adams Mystery, The Toaster, 1976 Collection gb agency, Paris

The Role of a Lifetime

Exhibition with gb agency & Grand Arles Express

The artworks of 15 artists of the recently closed Parisian gallery GB Agency tells us about their adventure and engagement to support artistic practices, investigating central aesthetic and political subjects at present.

Lorraine de Sagazan, Monte di Pieta, Una linea storta tesa, 2023 © Lorraine de Sagazan. Photo : Daniele Molajoli
Lorraine de Sagazan, Monte di Pieta, Una linea storta tesa, 2023 © Lorraine de Sagazan. Photo : Daniele Molajoli

Monte di Pieta, Lorraine de Sagazan

Exhibition and performances with the Festival d’Avignon

An installation as a sanctuary of sorrows, where each object carries the memory of injustice and the refusal for oblivion. It belongs to the people Lorraine de Sagazan encountered during her residency at Villa Medici’s.

Access

The Lambert Collection
5, rue Violette - 84000 Avignon
+33 (0)4 90 16 56 20
collectionlambert.com

September to June:
Wednesday to Friday 1-6pm (library at 2pm), 11am -6pm on week-ends (library at midday).

July and August:
Every day from 11am to 7pm.

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WALKS & HERITAGE

La navette fluviale : cross the Rhône for free from the Pont d'Avignon to the Île de la Barthelasse with the river shuttle. On the other bank, enjoy beautiful walks with views of the Pont d’Avignon, the ramparts or the Palais des Papes.
Musée du Petit Palais : a siginificant art collection of Italian paintings, Avignonese sculptures and paintings from the Ecole d’Avignon.
Musée Calvet : the Musée Calvet collections comprise archaeology, decorative arts, ethnography or fine arts.
Maison Jean Vilar : an exhibition, archival and research centre, a place for encounters and entertainments in keeping with the popular theatre spirit.

CINEMA & BOOKS

Utopia Manutention : an arthouse cinema at the foot of the Palais des Papes, with a restaurant.
La Mémoire du Monde : a bookshop combining literature and art with a selection of small publishers and other rare texts.
L’Eau Vive : this cosy bookshop for children holds creative workshops, readings, and book signings.

PLACES TO STAY

L’Hôtel de l’Europe : one of the most ancient hotel in France, in an ideal place where you can have a drink.
Le Lieu : a charming guesthouse and a restaurant in a place full of history and stories, a Cordeliers convent in the 13th century and a bourgeois house in the 18th and 19th centuries.

PLACES TO EAT

Le Violette : inventive cuisine combining local products with flavours from elsewhere in the shade of century-old plane trees, far from the hustle and bustle of the city.
• Subito : simple recipes and fresh products for Italian cuisine lovers.
Come a Roma : delicious Roman pizzas served with sunny tones.
Bella Ciao : an utopian bakery in downtown Avignon offering different varieties of breads, sandwiches and pizzas.