The collections
In 2011, the City of Deauville will receive an important donation of works by André Hambourg (1909-1999) on the initiative of his wife, Nicole Hambourg.Gathering to date 3831 works, including part of the artist's private collection, including creations by Marie Laurencin, Léonard Foujita, Maurice Utrillo... this collection became the starting point for the creation of a museum.
In order to complete its collections, the City of Deauville supports a policy of acquiring 19th and 20th century works related to the following themeswhich are dear to him such as the history of Deauville, the horse, Impressionism, figurative and non-figurative art of the 1920s and 1960s... and also benefits from generous donations.With more than 800 acquisitions, the collections include works by major artists who have left their mark on the history of art, such as Eugène Boudin, Paul Signac, Raoul Dufy, Maurice Denis, Maurice de Vlaminck and Moïse Kisling, in addition to 185 works from the collection. Peindre and Normandie " deposited for a period of 10 years, allowing the paintings of Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Théodore Géricault, Gustave Courbet and so many others to reach the treetops of les Franciscaines.
Les Franciscaines also preserve a photographic collection of more than 1468 prints, honouring both great names in the history of French photography (Jacques Henri Lartigue, Robert Capa, Robert Doisneau, Henri Cartier Bresson etc.) and the great names of the French community (Jacques Henri Lartigue, Robert Capa, Robert Doisneau, Henri Cartier Bresson etc.).) but also contemporary creations within the framework of the festival Planche(s) Contact. Each year, the City welcomes artists' residencies whose creations then join the museum's collections, such as prints by David Armstrong, Peter Lindbergh, Sarah Moon, Massimo Vitali, Simon Procter etc.
Cinq thématiques déployées en un lieu
Cinq thèmes en phase avec l’identité de Deauville, accueillent et structurent en cinq univers, les collections de la médiathèque et du musée : Ces thématiques se déploient sur deux étages autour du Cloître, sous forme d’un ruban de la connaissance dont les boucles abritent des espaces de lecture, de travail individuel et de recherche, de projection, d’écoute, d’échange. A chaque thème s’ajuste ainsi un univers propre, signifié dans l’espace par un travail spécifique sur les couleurs et les caractéristiques scénographiques.
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Univers Deauville Univers Cheval Univers spectacles Univers art de vivre Univers jeunesse
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