The Estrine Museum presents its permanent collection "Lumières sur les collections" from 18 February to 23 December 2023.
Light is consubstantial with the practice of painting. The Flemish painters had already measured the importance of this natural medium by integrating cast shadows and chiaroscuro into their compositions. Later, contemporary artists who were part of the European avant-garde would use light as an additional tool. One example is Mario Merz, a figure of Arte Povera in the late 1960s, who combined neon with beeswax in his impressive installations. This year's display of the permanent collection will deal with the theme of light in all its shades... The Alpilles region has long attracted artists wishing to capture the Provençal light and capture it on canvas. Following in the footsteps of Vincent van Gogh, André Marchand, the tutelary figure of the collections, will continue to dazzle us with his landscapes of Arles in the crackling sun, populated by Provençal bathers and goddesses, referring us to a whole history of the Mediterranean basin. The plastic retranscription of light by Léon Zack, James Guitet, Gérard Fromanger and Lucio Fanti will also illuminate the salons of the Hôtel Estrine.
Full price: €7
Reduced rate (on presentation of proof): 5€.
Groups (minimum 10 people), teachers, students
School price: 2€.
Free admission (on presentation of proof): under 18s, artists (Maison des Artistes card), ICOM, journalists (press card), jobseekers, accompanying persons (one per group of 10 people), Heritage Ambassadors.
From 18/02 to 23/12/2023.
Closed on Monday.
From 18/02 to 31/03/2023
Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 2pm to 5.30pm.
- From 01/04 to 30/04/2023
Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 12pm and from 2pm to 6pm.
- From 01/05 to 30/09/2023
Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm.
- From 01/10 to 31/10/2023
Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 12pm and from 2pm to 6pm.
- From 01/11 to 23/12/2023
Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 2pm to 5.30pm.