Magnelli Museum - Museum of Ceramics

  • Museum
  • Fine Arts
  • Sciences and technology
  • Arts and culture
  • Modern/contemporary art
  • Painting
  • Earthenware and Terracotta
  • Museum of France
  • Municipal museum
Place de la Libération, 06220 Vallauris
Three museums in one!
The château de Vallauris, formerly the Abbaye de Lérins priory, was rebuilt in the 16th century and is one of the region's very few Renaissance-era buildings. It is home to the “War and Peace” National Picasso Museum in the Romanesque chapel, the Magnelli Museum and the Ceramics Museum.
The wish expressed by Alberto Magnelli during his lifetime has been respected: the city has kept intact the collection of the Florentine painter. Thus was born the monographic museum that pays tribute to him in the Castle of Vallauris. The exhibition retraces the artist's career through paintings, prints and collages.
On the lower floor, the Museum of Ceramics deals with the long and abundant history of Valleurian ceramics: from the ancient pottery to modern artistic creations, from Massier to Picasso...

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The wish expressed by Alberto Magnelli during his lifetime has been respected: the city has kept intact the collection of the Florentine painter. Thus was born the monographic museum that pays tribute to him in the Castle of Vallauris. The exhibition retraces the artist's career through paintings, prints and collages.
On the lower floor, the Museum of Ceramics deals with the long and abundant history of Valleurian ceramics: from the ancient pottery to modern artistic creations, from Massier...

Services

Rates

Free on the first Sunday of each month and for the inhabitants of Vallauris Golfe-Juan.

Payment methods

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Openings

All year 2025 - Closed on tuesday

Location

Magnelli Museum - Museum of Ceramics
Place de la Libération, 06220 Vallauris
Spoken languages
  • English
  • French
Environment
  • Town location
  • In centre of town
  • Bus station under 300 m
  • Close to a public transportation
  • Bus stop < 500 m
Updated on 04 October 2023 at 15:00
by Office de tourisme Vallauris Golfe-Juan
(Offer identifier : 4745487)