Have you visited the Musée Fernand Léger at Biot? It’s the only museum in the world dedicated to this major 20th century artist who lived and worked in the town. It is also one of the few Musées Nationales de France dedicated to a single artist. Purpose-built and spacious, its white walls and huge windows provide an ideal setting for Leger’s increasingly colourful and monumental works. Outside, the walls are decorated with massive panels of mosaics and the garden is adorned with sculptures under the trees.
‘Man needs colour to live; it’s just as necessary an element as fire and water’ – Léger.
The current exhibition, just started, is entitled ‘Fernand Leger et ses amis’, in which works by Léger are paired with those by Braque, Calder, Delaunay, Dubuffet, Matisse and Picasso.
In itself well worth a visit but there’s a bonus this holiday weekend with a free performance by a circus company on Monday 10th at 15:00hrs.
The gardens are full of shady trees and there’s a little buvette with picnic tables for snacks.
The village of Biot is a drive away but interesting in its own right as a historical centre for ceramics and glass-blowing. The main street is lined with cafés and shops selling the distinctive local bubble glass…..look out for quirky sculptures dotted around.
A highly enjoyable day out!
We found parking easy at both museum and village.
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