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Mougins became a creative hotbed in the 20th century, when artists like Francis Picabia, Jean Cocteau and, most famously of all, Pablo Picasso, gravitated here.
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Consequently, in the 1970s, Mougins boasted 7 Michelin stars and became the village with the most stars in France. [citation needed] A friend of the arts and artists, over the years Vergé transformed his restaurant into a living museum with works by his friends César Baldaccini, Arman, Folon or Tobiasse. [citation needed]
The medieval village, among pine, olive and cypress trees, with its colors and historical remains, has seduced various artists who have chosen to stay here, including Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau, Paul Eluard, Winston Churchill, Christian Dior, Édith Piaf, Jacques Brel, and more.
The MACM, the Mougins Museum of Classical Art (Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins), private museum inaugurated in June 2011 in the village of Mougins in the Alpes-Maritimes department, France has closed its doors in August 2023 to make way for a new museum, FAMM (Female Artists of the Mougins Museum) opening in June 2024.
In the heart of Mougins you should visit the Museum of Classical Art at 32, Rue Commandeur. This exceptional museum combines sculptures and artefacts from classical times with paintings and other artworks from modern times by artists such as Picasso, Matisse, Rodin and Damien Hirst that were influenced by the classical arts. Entrance 12 euros.
Graeco-Roman. The fountainhead of Western civilisation. Classically inspired art. Visibly influenced by the ancient worlds. Armoury. The largest private collection of ancient armour and helmets in the world. Online Collection of Mougins Classic Art Museum.
Mougins, France. Follow. Discover, in the heart of the old village of Mougins, how the beauty of the ancient world has influenced neoclassical, modern and contemporary art.The museum’s...
