• - All customers, from the first Tuesday after November 1st to the following Sunday and, from the first Tuesday in February to the following Sunday Built on what had been the ancient Greek Acropolis of Antipolis, and then a Roman castrum and a Medieval bishopric, it was owned until 1608 by the Grimaldi family, giving the Castle its name. It became a historical monument on August 28th, 1928. UK arts writer, Tony Cooper, looks in on the Picasso Museum in Antibes on the French Riviera. Picasso, 1945–1949: L'Ère du Renouveau (The Age of Renewal) at the château, which is now the Musée Picasso, invites people to do just that. Update my browser now, Antibes Juan-les-Pins, a mediterranean city, Picasso museum's terrace © J. L. Andral - musée Picasso, Picasso museum, Antibes © Gilles Lefrancq, Picasso museum, Antibes ©Mairie d'Antibes, Hans Hartung and Anna-Eva Bergman Foundation. The town of Juan-les-Pins is in the commune of Antibes and the Sophia Antipolis technology park is northwest of it. These included four paintings, ten drawings, two ceramics and six etchings. On December, 26th, 1966, as a tribute to Picasso, the Grimaldi Castle officially became the Picasso Museum, the first ever museum dedicated to the artist. See also Château Grimaldi (disambiguation) for other Châteaux of the same name. Modern/contemporary art, Rates A first donation to the Museum was made by his widow after the exhibition dedicated to the artist in 1955, and from 1982, the City acquired major later artworks. And among them, the famous:La joie de vivre, Satyre, Faune et centaure au trident, Le gobeur d'oursins, La femme aux oursins, Nature morte à la chouette et aux trois oursins, la Chèvre... On September, 7th, 1948, Picasso gave to the collection 78 ceramics that he had made at the at the Madoura studio in Vallauris. Henri Matisse lyrical work features nubile girls dancing and playing pipes in an idyllic setting as long, sensual curvaceous lines flow through the composition. - On presentation of proof: Originally Antipolis, a Greek trading post established by Phocaeans from Marseille, it became a Roman town, and from 1384 to 1608 it was a fief of the coast-ruling Grimaldi family. One of the must-sees in Antibes. This work, obviously a parody of Henri Matisse's celebrated work Bonheur de Vivre (1905-06), is often read as a celebration of peace. Then stronghold of the King's governor, it became a city-hall in 1792, and eventually a barrack in 1820. More informations about Antibes' Picasso museum, Update your browser to view this website correctly. In 1946 it was the home for six months of the artist Pablo Picasso. 2020. A residence for bishops back in the Middle Ages (from 442 to 1385), the place then hosted the famous Monegasque family which gave it its name : Grimaldi Castle. Antibes is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France, on the Mediterranean Sea. It's the first chance to take a … The Castle terrace permanently hosts a remarkable exhibition of sculptures made by Germaine Richier, Joan Miró, Bernard Pagès, Anne and Patrick Poirier.. - All customers at the time of events organised by the Ministry of Culture and Communication «Nuit des musées», «Journées du Patrimoine» A permanent exhibition allows a wander through each artist’s work. • Combined ticket: €10 It also closes on January 1st, May 1st, November 1st, and December 25th. Picasso himself donated works to the museum, altogether 23 paintings and 44 drawings [1], most notably his paintings La Chèvre (sculpture) and La Joie de vivre. Access to municipal museums over seven consecutive days, Update your browser to view this website correctly. This issue of Verve is devoted entirely to Picasso and contains lithographs, etchings and paintings for his Antipolis production. It … On 27 December 1966, Grimaldi Castle was turned into the « Picasso Museum ». June, 15th – September, 15th : 10:00am – 06:00 pm The Picasso Museum opens every day except Monday. Picasso was recalling an antique past and Antipolis, the ancient Greek name of Antibes” (New York Times). On 27 December 1966, Grimaldi Castle was turned into the « Picasso Museum ». Nicolas de Staël's artworks exhibited at the Museum are a testimony of the time the artist spent in Antibes, between September 1954 and March 1955. The building was exten- sively renovated between 2006 and 2008. ,  - 6:00 PM, 10:00 AM Tills close at 12:30pm and 05:00pm. The Grimaldi château, much rebuilt over the ages, is now a museum featuring works of Pablo Picasso, who painted there in 1946. In 1702 it became the town hall of Antibes. In 1925, the castle was bought by the city of Antibes and became the Grimaldi Museum, with as its first curator, Romuald Dor de la Souchère himself. In 1990 Jacqueline Picasso bequeathed many works by Picasso to the museum. The Musée Picasso, formerly the Château Grimaldi at Antibes, is built upon the foundations of the ancient Greek town of Antipolis. In 1923, Romuald Dor de la Souchère began his archaeological field work in Antibes, and in 1924, he founded the society "Amis du musée d'Antibes", whose goal was to establish a History and Archaeology Museum, and worked to make sure that the Past of the region gained some renown. Those aged under 18, holders of the Communauté d’Agglomération Sophia-Antipolis «lol 16-25» card, holders «CapAzur Culture» card (16/26 years) Pôle Métropolitain, job seekers, receivers of benefit payments, disabled people receiving benefit payments and their attendants, artists (Maison des Artistes or AGESSA), museum curators and scientific personnel, certified members belonging to the Ministry of Culture and Communication, the Direction des Musées de France
or DRAC PACA, History of art, Fine Art, Archaeology or Architecture teachers and students, members of the International Council of Museums or the International Council of Monuments and Sites, members of the Picasso Museum Friends Association, journalists, guides on presentation of a professional card, and guides
 of school groups. On presentation of proof:
 Students, large families, teachers. In 2001, a donation made by the Hans Hartung and Anna-Eva Bergman Foundation enabled the opening of two more rooms on the first floor of the Museum. • All members of the public when access to the museum is restricted (hanging new exhibits or works)
 After his stay, he left to the city no fewer than 23 paintings and 44 drawings. It’s an area that was loved by the iconic and controversial 20th-century artist… I’m a regular visitor to France and I’m off on yet another great adventure to what I class as my adopted country travelling to Antibes on the French Riviera. In 1946, Dor de la Souchère offered Picasso the opportunity of using a part of the castle as a studio. Today the collection totals 245 works by Picasso. Autumn came and Picasso, very enthusiastic, worked at the castle for two months straight, and made a great many works, drawings and paintings. A must-see in the Museum : the work of Nicolas de Staël, Hans Hartung and Anna-Eva Bergman. Great museum to discover Picasso's blue period and ceramic works. These are displayed at the Château in addition to the three works on paper, sixty etchings and six carpets by Pablo Picasso, which the museum collected between 1952 and 2001. In the heart of darkness (1939-1945), If I Told Him: A Completed Portrait of Picasso, Woman, Bird, Star (Homage to Pablo Picasso), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Musée_Picasso_(Antibes)&oldid=980035784, Articles lacking in-text citations from August 2017, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 24 September 2020, at 07:05.