Le Cyclop

Over het museum

Le Cyclop is a monumental sculpture 22.5 meters high, made of about 350 tonnes of steel and covered in mirrors. Jean Tinguely began it in 1969 in the forest of Milly-la-Forêt, together with his wife Niki de Saint Phalle and artist friends such as Bernhard Luginbühl, Rico Weber and Daniel Spoerri. No architect took part: the artists built it themselves.

Tinguely and Saint Phalle gave the work to the French state in 1987. In 1988, the Ministry of Culture entrusted its management to the association Le Cyclop, which looks after upkeep, tours and promotion of the site. After Tinguely’s death in 1991, Niki de Saint Phalle completed the sculpture. It was inaugurated in May 1994 and opened to the public.

Inside, a labyrinth leads to sound sculptures, a small automatic theatre and a machinery of scrap-metal gears. Water flows from the mouth of the head down a tongue-shaped slide.

Hoogtepunten

• Monumental 22.5-meter head covered in mirrors
• Collective work by Tinguely, Niki de Saint Phalle and their friends
• Interior route with sound sculptures and an automatic theatre
• Mouth with a tongue-shaped slide
• 45-minute guided tours

Vaste collectie

• Le Cyclop – Monumental, walk-in sculpture by Jean Tinguely, Niki de Saint Phalle and their artist friends, visited with a guide.

Opgericht

1994

Beheerder

Association Le Cyclop

Directie

François Taillade

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Guided tour rates. Free admission for holders of the Ministry of Culture card, certain members of artists’ organizations (CEA, ICOM, TRAM, AICA, Maison des Artistes), residents of the Cité des Arts, and asylum seekers and refugees. Access to the site and its surroundings is free. Payment in cash, by card or by check.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk: niet aanwezig
• Lift: niet aanwezig
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The outdoor area is wheelchair accessible, but the interior has only stairs over four levels; a free outdoor mediation is offered to people with reduced mobility. Two accessible parking spaces in front of the site. Tailored visits for people with intellectual or psychological disabilities. Visits in French Sign Language are not guaranteed every year (check with the team during the season). No visits yet for blind or visually impaired people.

Kinderen & gezin

Beperkt geschikt voor kinderenAanbevolen vanaf 8 jaar

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

Children under 8 cannot enter the sculpture; outdoor visits are offered for the youngest. Offers for schools and a reduced rate for ages 8 to 18.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

By car: A6, exit 13 toward Milly-la-Forêt; at the roundabout, head toward Étampes (D 837), then about 200 meters further on turn right onto the marked “Le Cyclop” path to the car park, then walk. The site is in line with 66 rue Pasteur, on the forest side.

Service & horeca

Picnicking is not allowed on site.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Private or special visits on request at association@lecyclop.com.

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