Musée Picasso (Antibes)
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The Musée Picasso, formerly the Château Grimaldi at Antibes, is built upon the foundations of the ancient Greek town of Antipolis. Antibes is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France, on the Mediterranean Sea. The castle has been classified as a historical monument since April 29, 1928.{{Cite web |title=Château des Grimaldi, actuellement musée Picasso |url=https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA00080651 |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=www.pop.culture.gouv.fr}}
History
The Château Grimaldi is built upon the foundations of the ancient Greek town of Antipolis.{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=atHpAAAAMAAJ |title= Picasso and Greece|first1= Pablo|last1= Picasso|first2= Kyriakos|last2= Koutsomallēs |year= 2004 |page=24|publisher=Umberto Allemandi|isbn=978-8842212713}} The château was originally built in the late fourteenth century as the residence of the town's feudal lords Marc and Luc Grimaldi, scions of the famous Grimaldi Dynasty.{{cite news|url=https://www.hellomonaco.com/sightseeing/history-pages/ollioules-the-last-refuge-of-a-powerful-bishop-from-the-grimaldi-family/|title=Ollioules, the last refuge of a powerful bishop from the Grimaldi family|date=28 June 2024|newspaper=Hello Monaco|access-date=8 December 2024}}{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=TZ0BEQAAQBAJ&pg=PA91 |title=Riviera, French Riviera Tourist, historical and artistic information guide|first=Vincent|last= Paschetta |year= 1957|page=91|publisher=FeniXX digital reissue|isbn=979-1041035526}} In the early 17th century, the Grimaldis moved to Monaco and the château was acquired by Henry IV in 1608.{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/list/5-surprisingly-fascinating-forts-in-france|title=5 Surprisingly Fascinating Forts in France|publisher=Britannica| access-date=8 December 2024}} It then served as the residence of the local governor for nearly two centuries.{{cite web|url=https://dukesglobaladventures.com/2024/07/21/picasso-museum/|title=Picasso Museum|publisher=Dukes Global Advenures| access-date=8 December 2024}}
During the French Revolution it was seized by the revolutionary authorities and was converted for use as a town hall; it remained in municipal use until the council relocated to a purpose-built Hôtel de Ville in Cours Masséna in 1828.{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=t7gAEQAAQBAJ&pg=PA3 |title=Châteaux des Alpes-Maritimes|first= Raoul|last= Bérenguier |year= 1970|page=3|publisher=FeniXX réédition numérique|isbn=978-2307336471}} After the Bourbon Restoration, the château was converted into a barracks.{{cite book |last=Carli |first=Félicien |title=Antibes: A Short History of Architecture |publisher=Éditions due Cardo |page=20 |isbn=978-2-37786-006-7}}
In 1925, the château was acquired by the City of Antibes and became known as the Grimaldi Museum, and for six months in 1946, it was the home of the famous artist Pablo Picasso.{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=nwJsF3GF_PoC&pg=PA101 |title=Orgasmic Days in the South of France|first= Barbara|last= Keller|year= 2000|publisher=Unlimited Publishing|isbn=978-0967764962|page=101}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2009/may/26/picasso-antibes-age-of-renewal |title=Picasso finds new lease of life in Antibes|date= 26 May 2009|newspaper=The Guardian| access-date=8 December 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/travel/24cultured.html |title=On Picasso's Trail, From Antibes to Avignon|newspaper=The New York Times|date=24 May 2009| access-date=8 December 2024}}
Picasso himself donated works to the museum, altogether 23 paintings and 44 drawings,{{Cite web |url= https://www.parisdigest.com/french_riviera/picasso_museum_antibes.htm|title= Picasso Museum Antibes. Facts. Visits.| year=2018 |work=Paris Digest |access-date=2018-11-24}} most notably his paintings La Chèvre (sculpture) and La Joie de vivre.{{cite web|url=http://justtourfrance.com/provence_alpes_cote_d_azur/town.asp?town=Antibes-Juan-Les-Pins&area=Alpes-Maritimes&county=provence-alpes-cote%20d*azur |publisher=Just Tour France |title=Antibes-Juan-les-Pins|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403003635/http://justtourfrance.com/provence_alpes_cote_d_azur/town.asp?town=Antibes-Juan-Les-Pins&area=Alpes-Maritimes&county=provence-alpes-cote%20d*azur |archive-date=3 April 2016}}
The museum was renamed the Musée Picasso in December 1966.{{cite web|url= https://www.antibesjuanlespins.com/a-voir-a-faire/culture-et-patrimoine/les-musees/le-musee-picasso-2031894 |title=Le Musée Picasso|publisher=Antibes Juan Les Pins |access-date=8 December 2024}} Following her death in 1986, Picasso's second wife Jacqueline bequeathed many works by Picasso to the museum.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1990/09/16/picasso-and-the-art-of-the-deal/2d6176b9-394e-4c68-b889-ed5a6b27bb48/|title=Picasso and the art of the deal|date=15 September 1990|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=8 December 2024}} Two new galleries were established on the ground floor, funded by a donation from the Hans Hartung and Anna-Eva Bergman Foundation, in 2001.
See also
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070202165041/http://www.antibes-juanlespins.com/eng/culture/musees/picasso/index.html Picasso Museum] retrieved 2 February 2007
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