PIERRE-ANDRÉ-BENOIT MUSEUM
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Museum-library with exhibitions on graphic arts, books, poetry and artists in Alès.
For the past 30 years, the Pierre André Benoit Museum-Library has presented exhibitions focusing on graphic arts, books, poetry and the artists in its collection: Braque, Picasso, Miró, Picabia... The great names of modern art are represented in painting, engraving and sculpture. In 1989, Pierre-André Benoit (PAB), printer, poet, sculptor and draughtsman, donated his collection of modern artworks, his publishing archives and his literary collections to his native Alès. Part of his residence has been reproduced, and the second floor of the museum has been designed on the model of his personal library, an intimate, lived-in space that conveys an artistic vision in itself. One of the attractions of the collection is its small format, "les minuscules", a passion of PAB's, but there are also complete editions of his books, nearly 800 copies. Dada master Tristan Tzara, André Breton, Paul Eluard and René Char all worked with him on artist's book publications, with few texts and many engravings, in very limited editions.
Temporary exhibitions round out the museum's offerings. For the most part, they concern artists who were collaborators and friends of PAB, often already present in the permanent collection, but for whom a more elaborate showcase is offered. Prints and drawings also feature prominently. The collection continues to grow thanks to donations, such as L'Orphée à la lyre, a lithograph by Jean Cocteau.
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