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At last!  Regular and varied tours of the Musée Granet in English.  The museum’s médiatrice culturelle, Emilie, leads groups on Friday afternoons around the highlights of the main gallery, or the nearby Collection Planque, or whatever special exhibition is showing. 

I joined ‘Highlights of the museum’ yesterday and found it interesting and insightful.  Emilie spent quality time on each chosen picture or sculpture, adding information on the artist’s techniques, symbolism in the piece or its place in the overarching art of its time.  The section on two 18th century portraits was especially enlightening.  Additional wishes?  Some moments with the Rembandt self-portrait which is worth the admission price alone, and maybe Madame Cézanne should be included too.

Details:  admission charge + 4 euros.   Tel: 04 42 52 88 54.  http://www.museegranet-aixenprovence.fr/nc/accueil.html

Dates:

Highlights of the Museum: March 3, April 10, May 29, July 24, Sept 18.

From Picasso to Dubuffet (at Collection Planque): Feb 28, March 27, April 24, May 26, Aug 21.

Ancient Egypt (forthcoming special exhibition): May 15, June 12, July 10, Aug 7, Sept 4.