FERNAND LIGHT NATIONAL MUSEUM
Museum in a pleasant garden in Biot, housing a collection of almost 500 works covering Fernand Léger's entire career.
Inaugurated in 1960, the Fernand Léger National Museum comprises a collection of nearly 500 works covering the painter's entire career: his figurative beginnings, his cubist period; his theory of contrasting forms and colors, which is embodied in a powerful aesthetic of modern life; and finally, his large-scale decorative compositions of the 1950s.
While browsing through the display of this artistic production that spans the first half of the twentieth century, the visitor discovers the eclecticism of Leger's talents: promoter of an art accessible to all, he explores other mediums of expression such as cinema, live performance or crafts (stained glass, mosaic, ceramics, tapestry). The permanent collection is divided between the intimate rooms on the first floor and the larger rooms on the second floor. In addition to the permanent collection, the museum regularly organizes thematic exhibitions with a rich scenography around Fernand Léger in order to better understand the personality and talent of this major artist of the twentieth century, but also educational workshops, screenings (often outdoors) and conferences.
The establishment is located in a beautiful park designed by Henri Fisch, in collaboration with the architect André Svetchine, in which one can walk and admire the mosaics and ceramic reliefs decorating the facades, as well as the monumental works realized according to original projects of Léger.
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Opening time and information on FERNAND LIGHT NATIONAL MUSEUM
Quality Tourism. Open all year round. Low season : from Wednesday to Monday from 10am to 5pm. High season : from Wednesday to Monday from 10 am to 6 pm. Adult : 5,50 €. Group (10 persons) : 5 €. Reduced rate : 4 €. Supplement of 2 € during temporary exhibitions. Free for children under 26 (under conditions). Guided tour and QR codes. Catering (during the museum's opening hours). Store. Animations.
Owner's Message
Visiting friends,
It is with great joy that our teams welcome you to share with you our love of Art in the best conditions. Under the spotlight, the year 2021 will be placed under the sign of light with a major exhibition entitled Fernand Léger and the cinema, allowing you to discover the many aspects of Fernand Léger's passion for the 7th art. We want to offer our public, our faithful and our first-time visitors a bright season!
Anne DOPFFER
General Curator of Heritage
Director of the National Museums of the 20th century in the Alpes-Maritimes
Our offers and services
➥ Group visits
Throughout the year, the Fernand Léger National Museum offers you the opportunity to discover the permanent collections and temporary exhibitions with a guide.
Guided tours in French, English and Polish.
➥ Cultural agenda
➥LABELLED REMARKABLE ARCHITECTURE OF THE 20TH CENTURY
Designed by the architect Andreï Svetchine on the horticultural land of the "Mas Saint-André", which the artist had acquired shortly before his death, and inaugurated by Gaëtan Picon, Director General of Arts and Letters in 1960, the building that today houses the Fernand Leger National Museum is a work of art in itself. It bears witness to the artistic effervescence of the time. After several expansions and restructuring, sublimated by the intervention of the landscape designer Philippe Déliau, the museum received the label heritage XXe on November 28, 2000.
➥ Garden
From the garden, discover the facade and the external structures of the building in mosaic. Embellished with cypress trees, bordered by a pine forest and a row of olive trees, this garden is an ideal place to relax for a sunny lunch break. Take a break at the Table du Musée restaurant and enjoy the beauty of the landscape with free access. The refreshment bar welcomes you for a coffee, a lunch break or an ice cream...
➥ Refreshment Bar - La Pause Museum
Newly arrived in July 2022, Jérôme from La Pause Biot will treat you at the Fernand Léger national museum. Jérôme offers you home-made dishes, cold drinks, wine and craft beer.
La Pause Museum is free to all (visitors or not visitors of the museum), on the days and hours of opening of the museum listed below.
Come and take a break at La Pause Musée and enjoy the Mediterranean garden of the Fernand Léger Museum!
Our formulas :
- Dish of the day: 9 €
- Burger formula, homemade potato and beer : 15
- Dishes / Salads : from 9,50 € to 12,50
- Desserts : 5 € (in French)
- Fresh drinks: from 2 €
The bar is open every day except Tuesdays, January 1st, May 1st and December 25th from 10 am to 5 pm
➥ Léger and the Cinema Exhibition
From 2022-06-11 at 2022-09-19
The exhibition explores, in an exhaustive and totally new way, the strong, long-lasting and fruitful relationship that the painter Fernand Léger maintained throughout his work with the seventh art.
Film lover, set designer, poster designer, theorist, director, producer and even actor, all the facets of Léger's involvement in the film world are evoked in this exhibition organized in partnership with the Cinémathèque française.
The catalog of the exhibition Léger & le cinéma
This catalog presents for the first time, and in an exhaustive manner, all of Léger's film projects, thus highlighting the strong and lasting relationship that the painter maintained throughout his career with the seventh art.
- Catalog written in French, 216 pages, 180 illustrations
- Publisher: Éditions Rmn - Grand Palais. On sale at the museum bookshop
- Price : 39 € for the catalogue
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