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PERMANENT COLLECTION :
Displayed
in its eighteen rooms on two floors, some shaded and
intimate, other high ceilinged and ablazed with the
Mediterranean light that so enraptured Matisse, the
permanent collection is a celebration of Matisse's life
and work.
 The
permanent collection is made up oil paintings and paper
cut-outs, drawings, engravings, bronzes, illustrated
books, photographs as well as objects from Matisse's
personal collection which fed the emotion necessary
for his creation. The works are displayed in a manner
that permits comparisons of different techniques and
the relationship between different media : sketches
and paper cut-outs with sculptures, paintings with sketches
...
 A
stroll through the museum will allow the visitor to
discover Matisse's mastery of different mediums and
techniques with works from every period of his life
thus revealing the evolution in Matisse's art.
Catalogue,
Ville de Nice editions. Texts by:
Danièle Mouchot, Main curator of the Archaeology
Museum, Nice.
Paul-Louis Rinuy, Lecturer at Paris X, Nanterre.
Marie-Thérèse Pulvénis de Séligny,
Curator of the Matisse Museum, Nice.
Adult
fee: 25F. Reduced fee and group fee 15 F,
free under 18.
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| Location
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164, avenue des Arènes de Cimiez
TEL : (+33) (0)4 93 81 08 08
FAX : (+33) (0)4 93 53 00 22 |
| Opening
hours : |
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. from April 1st to September 30th
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. from October 1st to March 31st.
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| Closed
on Tuesday and three bank holidays (January
1st, May 1st, December 25th) |
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| Amission
fee : |
3.90 Euro |
| Student
Concession : |
2.30 Euro |
| Group
concessions : |
2.30 Euro(groups of 15 people or more) |
| Free
entrance for visitors under 18 |
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Guided
tours :
In French. Wednesdays at 3 p.m. or by appointment
by phoning (+33) (0) 4 93 62 18 12
In languages other than French. Guides tours
are available with fully qualified local guides.
Tel : (+33) (0) 4 93 26 31 77 - (+33) (0) 493 46
49 14 - (+33) (0) 4 93 88 99 41 - (+33) (0) 4 93
08 10 72 |
The
exhibition "Matisse and Antiquity" is aimed at highlighting
the links uniting Matisse with Antiquityís arts,
particularly by recalling antique statuary, academicism,
the technical source of artistic expression, and Hellenic
mythology which relates the encounter of Gods and humans
through its art.
Around
80 works of different periods will enable us to establish
links in time, to draw comparisons which will give an
inkling of bases and methods of Matisseís aestheticism.
When
Matisse was questioned by Guillaume Apollinaire, then
a journalist for "La Phalange", in December 1907, he
stated about his inner world and artistic sensitivities:
"I have striven to develop this personality by relying
mainly on my instinct and often coming back to principles".
Matisse
was aware that his work was evolving compared to the
artistic movement of that time, his pictorial perception
was changing and a new way was opening to him, respecting
the teaching of the Masters he had emotionally chosen.
So he endeavoured to go to the Louvre in order to copy
"Classics"ís canvases and to become carnally
imbued with antique sculptural shapes.
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