La Citadelle, centre d'art et musées
The Citadelle is a fortress built in the 16th century. It became a centre for art and culture in 1981, after being demilitarised in 1967 and classified as a Historic Monument in 1968. It now houses a contemporary art centre and three ‘Musées de France’ modern art collections.
Since January 2022, the Museums have been closed for renovation and restoration of the collections. The Citadelle, which is currently undergoing restoration work, will remain open, with plans for artist residencies and exhibitions. La Citadelle is intended to be an exhibition space, offering an atypical playground of over 3 hectares to contemporary artists invited to use its spaces.
The Citadelle is a fortress built in the 16th century. It became a centre for art and culture in 1981, after being demilitarised in 1967 and classified as a Historic Monument in 1968. It now houses a contemporary art centre and three ‘Musées de France’ modern art collections.
Since January 2022, the Museums have been closed for renovation and restoration of the collections. The Citadelle, which is currently undergoing restoration work, will remain open, with plans for artist residencies and exhibitions. La Citadelle is intended to be an exhibition space, offering an atypical playground of over 3 hectares to contemporary artists invited to use its spaces.
Programme
Emilija Škarnulytė, Tethys
For her first solo exhibition in France, La Citadelle - Centre d'art & Musées de Villefranche-sur-Mer - is inviting Emilija Škarnulytė, a visual artist and video maker born in Lithuania in 1987, to take over the premises and explore the metaphorical link between sky and sea, following a residency that began in 2023.
Emilija Škarnulytė is one of Lithuania's most internationally acclaimed young artists, and her work has already been the subject of several major exhibitions (including the XXII Triennale in Milan and a solo show at London's Tate Modern in 2021). Her research began in the cold seas of northern Europe, and it is only recently that she has begun to approach and delve into the Mediterranean imagination, during her stays in Naples, Genoa and Villefranche-sur-Mer.
Access
La Citadelle, centre d'art et musées
Place Emmanuel Philibert
06230 Villefranche-sur-Mer
04 93 76 33 27
lacitadellevsm.fr
Open daily from 10am to 5pm, except public holidays.
Free admission.
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