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Les Collections de Saint Cyprien


5th September 2020 - 27th September 2020

Collection Desnoyer, Saint Cyprien

Les Collections de Saint Cyprien

Miles of golden sands, a delightful, busy port with yachts as far as the eye can see, golf club, restaurants open in winter, bars, casino, boat trips and a botanical garden with peacocks strutting their stuff… You could be forgiven for thinking that Saint Cyprien is all about the beach.

But whilst it’s true that much of the summer action tends to take place around Saint

photo (1)Cyprien plage, don’t dismiss the village; a 10 minute drive from the lively beach resort. It’s not ancient (‘tho it has an attractive church with 17th Century bell tower and interesting ‘rentables’) or particularly beautiful – but it has some good restaurants and shops and a very original museum, which is absolutely worth a visit.

On his death in 1972, artist Francois Desnoyer left much of his collection of paintings and archives to the ’Fondation Desnoyer’ in Saint-Cyprien, later to become the ‘Collection Desnoyer’. In 1994, a second museum, this time one of contemporary art, grew up just a short distance from the first. Both museums were given the name “Les Collections de Saint Cyprien”. Since then they have concentrated on daring, sometimes shocking exhibitions, mostly following a theme of ‘collections’.

With the addition of 700 m2 of extra space, numerous lenders agreed to contribute to the collections, bringing them international status. New, up-and-coming artists regularly exhibit here also, and thanks to the legacy from François Desnoyer in 1972, the permanent collection is added to regularly.

As well as the many works of Desnoyer, you will also find Albert Marquet, Utrillo, Suzanne Valadon, Salvador Dali and many other major artists.

55 urnes saint cyprien desnoyer

Saturday 5th – Sunday 27th September

55 urnes per la llibertat

55 Ballot Boxes for Freedom presents the work of 55 artists who use their art to take a stand as defenders of democracy and the freedom of expression.

This project is the result of selfless collaboration between artists, authors, graphic designers, photographers, translators and businesses across Catalonia.

Entry 4€ (free for residents of Saint Cyprien)

Opening Hours
Tuesday – Sunday, 2pm – 6pm

Collection Desnoyer
Rue Emile Zola
66750 Saint-Cyprien
04 68 21 06 96

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Start:
5th September 2020
End:
27th September 2020
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les collections de Saint-Cyprien

Venue

Les Collections de Saint Cyprien
Collections François Desnoyer rue Emile Zola
Saint Cyprien, 66750 France
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Phone:
0033 468 210 696
Website:
www.collectionsdesaintcyprien.com