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The stunning colours and quality of light of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region have seduced the globe’s greatest artists for many generations, fostering a fertile hub of inspiration and creation. From Arles to Monaco, discover our 63 major modern and contemporary art collections and remarkable venues in exceptional, historic, visionary and always-unexpected locations. From Land Art to painting sculpture, photography and design, climb aboard for a voyage into unique and captivating worlds of art…

Major Artists

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Picasso and the Côte d’Azur: in the footsteps of the master of modern art
The father of Cubism and an artistic genius, Pablo Picasso has handed down a magnificent legacy to the art world. Set on the Côte d’Azur – his spiritual home – the Picasso...
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Chagall, a whirlwind of colour
From the Marc Chagall National Museum in Nice to the Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, plunge into the mystical and colourful world of an unclassifiable artist, inspired...
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©Musée National Fernand Léger Biot|Photo François FERNANDEZ
Fernand Léger: Breaking the codes
The Fernand Léger National Museum in Biot houses the world’s largest collection of works by Fernand Léger – paintings, sculptures, mosaics and ceramics – and...
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Vasarely: Op Art Fever
Located in Aix-en-Provence, the Vasarely Foundation plunges visitors into the graphic, colourful world of visual artist Victor Vasarely, the founder of the Op Art movement,...
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Bernar Venet: an ode to minimalist, conceptual creation
One of the world’s most exhibited contemporary artists, known for his monumental sculptures, Bernar Venet was born in 1941 in Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban, in the...
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©Musée Matisse vue extérieure|Photo François FERNANDEZ
Henri Matisse, the Art of Simplicity
The undisputed master of modern art and leader of the Fauvism movement with a talent for simplified painting to the extreme, Henri Matisse has handed down an artistic legacy...

Experiences

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Novel arty experiences
Explore the Haute-Provence UNESCO Geopark – the kingdom of Land Art – thanks to an...
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Arty walks in parks & gardens
Here in the Région Sud, contemporary art steps outside museum doors to bask in the...
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Contemporary art after dark
You can enjoy contemporary art after dark too in the Région Sud, as moonlight bathes the museums and their gardens in a hushed ambience and gentle glow. Climb aboard for an...
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Contemporary Art in Extraordinary Venues
With its architectural feats forming works of art in their own right, museums...
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Contemporary Art in Historic Venues
Churches, chapels, strongholds, castles, mansions and villas … In...

Art Movements

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From Pop Art to Narrative Figuration
The Carmignac Foundation, Nice Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art, Toulon Art Museum, Marseille Museum of Contemporary Art, Villa Tamaris and Musée Estrine in Arles…...
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Voyage into the Surrealist and Avant-Garde movements
The Musée Cantini in Marseille, Villa Noailles in Hyères and Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul-de-Vence testify to the exciting creativity of the 20th century art movements that...
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Land Art: contemporary art in the greatoutdoors
The Land Art movement emerged in the Sixties and celebrates the beauty of nature. Head to the Musée Gassendi and CAIRN Centre d’Art in Digne-les-Bains to immerse yourself...
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Contemporary art in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Constantly challenging and reassessing society today, contemporary art also offers us a window onto the world of tomorrow… Welcome to an offbeat, original and provocative...
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Abstract and Minimal Art
Escape into the worlds of abstract and minimal art – contemporary movements born in the United States in the Sixties – with a tour of the Espace de l’Art Concret, Vasarely...
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Contemporary art: emerging trends
Over the last few decades, contemporary art in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur has gained recognition thanks particularly to the dynamism of young creation, the powerful upswing of...

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