Musée-bibliothèque Pierre André Benoit
For 30 years, the Pierre André Benoit Museum-Library has been hosting exhibitions focused on graphic arts, artist books, poetry, and the artists in its collection. In 1986, Pierre André Benoit—known as PAB in the publishing world—printer, poet, sculptor, and illustrator, donated his modern art collection to his hometown, Alès, to establish a museum bearing his name. The museum's exceptional collection is dominated by graphic arts and illustrated books. One of its distinctive features is the small format. PAB’s collection is remarkable, highly intuitive, and deeply personal, featuring paintings, drawings, and engravings by Alechinsky, Braque, Picasso, Miró, Picabia, Survage, Vieira da Silva, Bryen, and Hugo, along with nearly 450 books created by PAB, blending poetry and painting, which have been entrusted to the BnF.
For 30 years, the Pierre André Benoit Museum-Library has been hosting exhibitions focused on graphic arts, artist books, poetry, and the artists in its collection. In 1986, Pierre André Benoit—known as PAB in the publishing world—printer, poet, sculptor, and illustrator, donated his modern art collection to his hometown, Alès, to establish a museum bearing his name. The museum's exceptional collection is dominated by graphic arts and illustrated books. One of its distinctive features is the small format. PAB’s collection is remarkable, highly intuitive, and deeply personal, featuring paintings, drawings, and engravings by Alechinsky, Braque, Picasso, Miró, Picabia, Survage, Vieira da Silva, Bryen, and Hugo, along with nearly 450 books created by PAB, blending poetry and painting, which have been entrusted to the BnF.
Programme
Alechinsky sur papier
This retrospective exhibition of Pierre Alechinsky's works on paper brings together around a hundred pieces of various formats and techniques, spanning from the 1940s to his most recent works, in a colorful and dynamic journey.
A Belgian painter and printmaker who later became a naturalized French citizen, Pierre Alechinsky (1927–1993) was a member of the CoBrA group (COpenhagen, BRussels, Amsterdam) alongside Jorn, Dotremont, Appel, and others. His first collaboration with PAB dates back to 1957. Together, they created over 25 bibliophile books until Pierre André Benoit's passing. At the PAB Museum, Alechinsky exhibited Paintings and Books in 1990, followed by The Printing Wheel in 2001. In 1991, he created an enamel lava fresco, Petite falaise illustrée, which welcomes visitors at the entrance. The museum holds a remarkable collection of his works from 1948 to 2004, including oil paintings, prints, ceramics, and stained glass.
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Musée-bibliothèque Pierre André Benoit
52 Montée des Lauriers, 30100 Alès
04 66 86 98 69
museepab.fr
Open every day except Monday.
October to June: 2pm to 6pm.
July, August, September: 10 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 6 pm.
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PLACES TO DISCOVER:
Parcours sonore de PAB : An immersive, artistic experience in the heart of Alès, linking the memory of PAB with the museum that bears his name.
Musée du Colombier : Housed in an 18th-century château, the oldest museum in Alès is home to a collection of archaeological artefacts, as well as paintings and drawings dating from the 16th to the 20th century.
