The Jean Cocteau Museum - Séverin Wunderman Collection reopens its doors to the public by simultaneously inaugurating two new displays. The first, "A poet's approach" highlights all the creative stages through which a poet passes; the other exhibition, "De acquis confusis" presents the temporary space according to Frédérique Nalbandian.
A poet's approach
The new museographic journey will be divided into five sequences with one common thread: Cocteau poet
From the "birth" of the poet in literary salons, introduced by Edouard de Max, to the often misunderstood artist who identifies with mythological characters, the hanging reveals an intimate and confidential Jean Cocteau who defines himself first and foremost as a poet, whatever medium he approaches. From writing to cinematography, poetry permeates his work: theatre poetry, novel poetry, film poetry...
Artistic encounters are important milestones in his creative work
Guillaume Apollinaire, the Group of Six, Raymond Radiguet..
The last sequence opens with Jean Cocteau's dreamlike universe and the mysterious world of Beauty and the Beast. This poetic world is populated by a bestiary peculiar to the artist at the borders of dreams and inspired by fairy tales
Of confusing acquaintance
Frédérique Nalbandian at the Jean Cocteau Museum Séverin Wunderman collection adds fluidity to the clear lines of Rudy Ricciotti's architecture. It brings the liquid element, the fragility of the material and the transparency of the water surfaces that play with the horizon. Oscillating between the gracefulness of the line and the impressive mass of his soap sculptures, a play is established between these exchanges of stability and lightness, between durability and ephemerality
There is therefore a dialogue of matters, to which is added here an impregnation of the senses. Sounds of drops of water flowing over the soap, cutting into this almost human flesh, turning into traces similar to projections of the universe. Frédérique Nalbandian thus installs, in the temporary exhibition space, a world of subtle observation of her environment and a very Cocteau-like elegance in the representation, a way of taming words and signs, a preciousness in the choice of techniques
Then comes the rose, which, in addition to inspiring us with a subtle perfume that only evokes the word, establishes another dialogue, from the garden of Beauty and the Beast
Finally, the poetry for these words, inspired by Jean Cocteau, engraved on the three blown glass containers, which rhythm their water line to the horizon line in the distance, creating a mirror image
Information
Jean Cocteau Museum Séverin Wunderman Collection
2 quai de Monléon
06500 MENTON
Information: 04 89 81 52 50
Opening hours
Every day from 10am to 6pm
Closed on Tuesday and January 1, May 1, November 1 and December 25
Full price : 8 euros
Reduced rate: 6 euros, applicable, on presentation of a supporting document, to students, teachers, large families and people over 65 years of age.
Half-price: 4 euros, applicable to professional partners (Menton tourist office, works councils, hoteliers) and groups of individuals from 10 people
Young people under 18 years of age, jobseekers, people with reduced mobility in particular, and for all, free admission is granted on the first Sunday of each month, on the occasion of Museum Night and European Heritage Days, on presentation of supporting documents
