Musée National Pablo Picasso - La Guerre et la Paix
The Pablo Picasso national Museum is located in the former priory of Vallauris, in the space of the Romanesque chapel. It is located in the same enclosure as the Magnelli museum and the Ceramics municipal Museum. While residing in Vallauris from 1948 to 1955, Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) chose the chapel to install a monumental mural composition, War and Peace. After Guernica (1937) and Massacre in Korea (1951), Picasso executed this political fresco in 1952, this work remains highly topical: the artist denounces the horrors of war with passion and inventiveness and bears witness to his commitment to peace.
The Pablo Picasso national Museum is located in the former priory of Vallauris, in the space of the Romanesque chapel. It is located in the same enclosure as the Magnelli museum and the Ceramics municipal Museum. While residing in Vallauris from 1948 to 1955, Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) chose the chapel to install a monumental mural composition, War and Peace. After Guernica (1937) and Massacre in Korea (1951), Picasso executed this political fresco in 1952, this work remains highly topical: the artist denounces the horrors of war with passion and inventiveness and bears witness to his commitment to peace.
Programme
Pascale Marthine Tayou
This year, the National Museums of the 20th Century of the Alpes-Maritimes have invited artist Pascale Marthine Tayou to engage in a dialogue with War and Peace, the politically charged mural of universal significance painted by Pablo Picasso in 1952 in Vallauris.
Tayou's objects, sculptures, installations, drawings and videos are united by a shared exploration of the individual in motion across the world, questioning the idea of the global village. Born in 1966 in Nkongsamba, Pascale Marthine Tayou lives and works between Ghent and Yaoundé. He has taken part in major international art events, including Documenta 11 in Kassel (2002) and the Venice Biennale in 2005 and 2009.
Access
Musée national Pablo Picasso - La Guerre et la Paix
Place de la Libération
06220 Vallauris
+33 (0)4 93 64 71 83
musee-picasso-vallauris.fr
Open every day except on Tuesdays, from July 1st to Sept. 15th: from 10 am to 12:30 pm & from 2 pm to 6 pm. From September 16th: from 10 am to 12:15 pm & from 2 pm to 5 pm.
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PLACES TO DISCOVER
• Musée Magnelli, musée de la céramique : former priory of the monks of Lérins, the museum houses collections around the works of Pablo Picasso and Alberto Magnelli.
• Céramique 573 degrés : a workshop of contemporary pieces in earthenware, stoneware and porcelain shaped by hand.
• Espace un Van de Possible: association inviting to weave the link by animations and trainings around the basketry.
SE RESTAURER
• Art 8 : restaurant with a small menu specialized in meat.
• Le café du coin : mediterranean cuisine, on a small pleasant terrace.
• Le café de France : located in the square of the National Museum Picasso War and Peace, in a rustic setting.
PLACES TO STAY
• Blanc Sable Hôtel : a boutique hotel a few steps away from the beaches in a family house spirit.
