Gallifet
Located in an 18th century mansion in the heart of Aix-en-Provence, Gallifet provides a unique hub for those who are passionate about contemporary art. A firm believer that « artists are those best positioned to provide a window onto our times, » Nicolas Mazet opened the doors of this private family property in 2010 to offer visitors the chance to consider our world from another point of view.
Located in an 18th century mansion in the heart of Aix-en-Provence, Gallifet provides a unique hub for those who are passionate about contemporary art. A firm believer that « artists are those best positioned to provide a window onto our times, » Nicolas Mazet opened the doors of this private family property in 2010 to offer visitors the chance to consider our world from another point of view.
Programme
François Halard - Throw away nothing, 33 years later
Gallifet’s spring exhibition presents a selection of more than one hundred photographs by the French photographer François Halard, including many that will be seen by the public for the first time.
Based between Paris, the south of France and Greece, his work draws on the history and memory of those places – across the globe but so often Mediterranean – that create a common bond, that tell the tale of lives entwined, their past, present and future.
The artist’s impassioned quest for beauty takes us on a journey through the countryside of Greece and Italy, into the studios of some of the last century’s great modernists, to the gardens of Giverny, and inside a house in Arles where unimagined poetry greets us at every turn.
Access
Gallifet
52, rue Cardinale
13100 Aix-en-Provence
+33 (0)9 53 84 37 61
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Tuesday to Saturday, from noon to 6 p.m.
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PLACES TO DISCOVER
• Le Pavillon de Vendôme: museum and sumptuous French gardens.
• Promenade de la Torse: a riverside park ideal for a country walk.
PLACES TO EAT & DRINK
• Mademoiselle Wine: a wine cellar specialising in local champagnes, just a stone's throw from the magnificent Place Richelme market.
• La Méduse: a bar where the welcome is as good as the quality of the wines and the small plates to share.
• Gallifet Kitchen: restaurant in the garden of the Hôtel de Gallifet from June to October.
PLACES TO STAY
• La Maison du Collectionneur: a confidential and intimate address to sleep in the heart of the Mazarin district.
