Fernand Léger Museum

Fernand Léger Museum
Musée national Fernand Léger
façade of the museum, with coloured mosaic
Established 1960
Location Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Coordinates 43°37′20″N 7°06′46″E / 43.6222°N 7.1129°E / 43.6222; 7.1129Coordinates: 43°37′20″N 7°06′46″E / 43.6222°N 7.1129°E / 43.6222; 7.1129
Type art museum
Collection size paintings, designs, ceramics, bronzes and tapestries of Fernand Léger.
Website en.musees-nationaux-alpesmaritimes.fr/fleger
Sculpture in the gardens of the museum

The Fernand Léger Museum, French: Musée national Fernand Léger, is a French national museum in Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, in south-eastern France. It is dedicated to the work of the twentieth-century artist Fernand Léger. Although originally privately owned, it is now a state museum entitled to style itself Musée de France.

History

The museum was built after the death of the artist in 1955 by Nadia Léger and Georges Bauquier, to designs by the architect Andreï Svetchine; an earlier design by Paul Nelson had been rejected. Construction began in 1957, and the museum opened in 1960.[1] The gardens were designed by Henri Fish and contain sculptures based on Léger's work.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Un musée, un artiste: Le bâtiment (in French). Biot: Musée national Fernand Léger. Archived 25 November 2006.
  2. ↑ Un musée, un artiste: Le jardin (in French). Biot: Musée national Fernand Léger. Archived 25 November 2006.
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