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Musée de
l'Abbaye Sainte-Croix
Les Sables d'Olonne. Tel 02 51 32 01
16
Sud
Vendee.. Haut
Bocage.. Coastal
Region.. Marais
Poitevin.. Marais
Breton.. Bas Bocage.. Plaine.. Marais
Olonne..
Founded in
1622 the former Benedictine priory of Sainte-Croix now houses the museum of
modern and contemporary arts. With more than 2500m² of floor space the
exhibition is not housed in a brightly lit hall but in a 17th century building
resembling the inverted hull of a boat. Here works by Gaston Chaissac and victor
Brauner are displayed.
The collection includes important works by Albert Marquet, Jean Dubuffet, Alberto Magnelli and Max Beckmann, and there are also works by contemporary artists such as Georg Baselitz, robert Combas, Denis Laget and Christian Jaccard.
There is a room devoted to displays on the history of sea bathing and the fishing port of les Sables d'Olonne, boat paintings by Paul-Emile Pajot and shell pictures by Paul Amar and Hippolyte Masse.
2011. Exhitions of the works of Delphine Gigoux-Martin, Herve Telemaque/Eduardo Arroyo, Treeac, Emile Savitry and Killoffer
Open; 1/10 to 14/6 afternoons except Mondays from 14.30 to 18.30
15/6 to 30/9 afternoons except Mondays 1.00 to 19.00
Closed every bank holiday.
Tariff: Adults €5.10 Students €2.55 Children under 12 years old free
.
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The collection includes important works by Albert Marquet, Jean Dubuffet, Alberto Magnelli and Max Beckmann, and there are also works by contemporary artists such as Georg Baselitz, robert Combas, Denis Laget and Christian Jaccard.
There is a room devoted to displays on the history of sea bathing and the fishing port of les Sables d'Olonne, boat paintings by Paul-Emile Pajot and shell pictures by Paul Amar and Hippolyte Masse.
2011. Exhitions of the works of Delphine Gigoux-Martin, Herve Telemaque/Eduardo Arroyo, Treeac, Emile Savitry and Killoffer
Open; 1/10 to 14/6 afternoons except Mondays from 14.30 to 18.30
15/6 to 30/9 afternoons except Mondays 1.00 to 19.00
Closed every bank holiday.
Tariff: Adults €5.10 Students €2.55 Children under 12 years old free
.
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