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So much happening on Saturday evening.

Here are a few events to choose from:  free entry in Aix to the Musée Granet, Fondation Vasarely, Musée des Tapisseries, Musée de Vieil Aix, Cézanne’s studio and Pavillon de Vendome.  At the latter, the local art students are, for the third year in succession, illuminating the façade and providing music, at 21:30, 22:30 and 23:30.  Students will also be acting out their responses to individual works at the Granet, who have a full programme, including dance from the Ballet Preljocaj at 21, 22 and 23:00.  http://www.museegranet-aixenprovence.fr/evenements/prochainement/nuit-europeenne-des-musees.html

In Marseille, there are plenty of events. MuCEM is offering free entry and at 22:00 there will be an open air concert at the historic Fort St-Jean which sounds a wonderful way to pass the evening with the lights of the Vieux Port and the boats passing by. https://13.agendaculturel.fr/festival/nuit-des-musees-a-marseille-2017.html

In Arles, it’s an opportunity to visit the brilliant Musee d’Departmentale Arles Antiques which sounds so dull and really isn’t!  Or the Fondation Van Gogh to see 8 of his paintings, temporarily in the town, or the Musee Réattu where there is a landscape photography exhibition and, on Saturday evening, a pop-up studio to take your portrait by the Rhone!  la_nuit_des_musees2017

And now for something very different…..sculptures at the Villa Datris near Avignon.  This is a preview as their new show doesn’t open  for another week (review will follow).  Sure to be stimulating! http://www.villadatris.com/

Why does strange fruit always look so sweet? by Johan Creten, at Villa Datris