Toulouse-Lautrec, in Albi
The donjon bell tower of Sainte-Cécile cathedral rises 78 meters above sea level, dominating the volutes of the Tarn.
To honor one of its most illustrious citizens, Albi has seen things big.
Installed in the former episcopal palace of Berbie, the
Toulouse-Lautrec museum
forms with the cathedral an architectural ensemble in red brick of all splendour.
The whole is an integral part of the perimeter classified, in 2010, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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In 1901, on the death of Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, the city of Albi received all of the artist's works.
The fund is considerable, made up of more than 1000 pieces: paintings, lithographs, drawings or posters.
Throughout the floors and rooms, sometimes vaulted and in red brick, we discover these major paintings such as
Au salon de la rue des Moulins
.
From the city where he was born, the post-impressionist painter invites the visitor on a final journey to the heart… of Montmartre at the end of the 19th century.
Toulouse-Lautrec Museum, Berbie Palace, Place Sainte-Cécile, 81000 Albi.
Phone.
: 05 63 49 48 70. From October 1 to May 31: 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. / 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., weekly closing on Mondays.
From June 1 to September 30: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Closed on January 1, May 1, November 1 and December 25.
Where to sit?
Ambrosia.
Head to rue Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
The restaurant's facade – in brick, of course – is discreet, but the food is delicious.
Restaurant Ambroise, 4 rue Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, 81000 Albi.
Phone.
: 05 63 76 43 56.
Go :
By train, 6 hours from Paris, via Toulouse.
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Ingres, in Montauban
Installed in the former episcopal palace, the museum houses a rich collection around the painter Ingres and the sculptor Bourdelle.
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The two child prodigies of Montauban are gathered here, in the most imposing of the buildings of the Tarn-et-Garonne prefecture, which is too often neglected, wrongly, the visit.
Honor to the eldest of the two, to the more famous too.
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was born in 1780 on the banks of the Tarn.
And it is to the painter renowned for his portraits, his nudes and his historical scenes that we owe this museum, magnificently restored two years ago.
On his death in 1867, a large part of his drawings (more than 4,500) and personal objects (including a violin) were bequeathed to the town of Montauban, which decided to exhibit them in the former episcopal palace.
Emile-Antoine Bourdelle was then six years old.
The sculptor, a disciple of Rodin, is the other great artist from Montalban.
If a museum is dedicated to him in Paris,
Heracles archer
.
Ingres-Bourdelle Museum, 19 rue de l'Hôtel de Ville, 82000 Montauban.
Phone.
: 05 63 22 12 91. From October 1 to April 30: open every day except Monday.
Tuesday to Friday: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
From May 1 to September 30: open every day except Monday.
From 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday.
Go :
From Paris, count 4 hours by train.
Soulages, in Rodez
The spectacular architecture of the Soulages Museum has made Rodez a world art destination.
Patrice THEBAULT / CRT Occitanie
In Rodez, the meeting between the painter from beyond black and the Catalan architects of RCR, winners of the Pritzker Prize in 2017, gave birth to a work of art in its own right.
Standing on the Ruthenian peak, the corten steel building designed by Carme Pigem, Rafael Aranda and Ramon Vilalta illuminates the works of Pierre Soulages with an exquisite and peaceful light.
The Aveyron painter was born in Rodez 102 years ago.
His attachment to the region and, in particular to the abbey of Conques, for which he produced the stained glass windows, is such that he has agreed to three successive donations comprising several hundred works.
In this "museum in the middle of a garden" opened in 2014, visitors can admire Outrenoirs nearly four meters high, as well as walnut stains, gouaches, charcoals, inks on paper, etchings ,
Soulages Museum, Foirail Garden, av.
Victor Hugo, 12000 Rodez.
Phone.
: 05 65 73 82 60. September to June: Tuesday to Friday: 10am-1pm and 2pm-6pm.
Saturday and Sunday: 10am-6pm.
July and August: Monday to Sunday: 10am-6pm.
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See also:
The Sainte-Foy de Conques abbey.
The stained glass windows of this magnificent Romanesque building were made by Pierre Soulages.
A seven-year-long project that will have marked his life as an artist.
Go :
From Paris, an average of 7 hours by train, via Toulouse.
Grey… in Céret
The Barcelona sculptor Jaume Plensa will inaugurate this new extension.
Studio Barcelona
Picasso, Braque, Gris, Soutine, Chagall, Herbin, Matisse, Masson, Krémègne, Miró, Tàpies, Viallat, Bioulès.
All were seduced by the light that radiates the Catalan country.
All of them have stayed, more or less long, in Céret, in the land of cherry trees and farmhouses that cling to the foothills of the Pyrenees, or on the Vermeille coast, in particular in Collioure, a city that saw the birth of Fauvism.
Located in the heart of the Pyrénées-Orientales sub-prefecture, bordered by the century-old plane trees painted by Soutine in 1920, the
Céret modern art museum
is preparing to reopen after two years of expansion work (the reopening is scheduled for March 6).
The Barcelona sculptor Jaume Plensa will inaugurate this new extension, while the works of Miró, Tàpies, Pignon and other Gris will return to the picture rails.
From Cubism – of which Céret is said to be the Mecca – to the School of Paris, passing through New Realism to Support-Surface, the céretane collection offers an immersion in 20th century painting.
Céret Modern Art Museum, 8 bd Maréchal Joffre, 66400 Céret.
Phone.
: 04 68 87 27 76. From September 1 to June 30: open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
To have :
The fund is certainly less prestigious than that of Céret, but the modern art museum of Collioure offers exhibitions of contemporary artists.
The latter is located in the magnificent villa Pams, at the foot of Fort Saint-Elme and on the edge of the big blue.
Route de Port-Vendres, 66190 Collioure.
Phone.
: 04 30 44 05 46.
Go :
From Paris, by train to Perpignan (about 5 hours).
Céret is a 30-minute drive from Perpignan.
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Maillol, in Banyuls-sur-Mer
It is here in the heart of the Roume valley, a few kilometers from Banyuls-sur-Mer that Aristide Maillol lived.
Maillol Museum
The road, winding and narrow, escapes from the coast to climb towards the crest of the Albères, in a landscape of vineyards and almond trees.
It is here in the heart of the Roume valley, a few kilometers from Banyuls-sur-Mer that Aristide Maillol lived.
The farmhouse where the Catalan sculptor worked for half the year, in the company of his muse Dina Verny, was transformed into a museum in 1994. If most of his works are presented at the Maillol museum in Paris, the farmhouse tells above all about daily life. of the artist and the setting that inspired him.
His grave stands a few meters from the house.
After visiting the museum, a walk in the heart of Banyuls allows you to admire several works by Maillol facing the sea.
Maillol Museum, Roume Valley, 66650 Banyuls-sur-Mer.
Phone.
: 04 68 88 57 11. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Go :
From Paris, by train to Perpignan (about 5 hours).
Then 45 minutes by car via the D914 then the D86 (direction Col de Banyuls)
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