Musée Camille-Claudel

Over het museum

The museum has a dual origin. In 1902, the sculptor Alfred Boucher, who had grown up in Nogent-sur-Seine, founded a first museum in his home town, with sculptures, paintings and ceramics donated by himself, by other artists and by the Sèvres manufactory. It was set up in a former château, and a sculpture gallery was added in 1905. After the Second World War the museum was looted and remained closed for a long time. It reopened in 1974 to show local archaeological finds, and the sculptures were once again showcased from the 1980s and 1990s onwards.

In 2003, an exhibition on Camille Claudel drew around 40,000 visitors in three months, which gave the City the idea of endowing its museum with a Claudel collection. After several acquisitions, the City bought in 2008 the collection assembled by Reine-Marie Paris and Philippe Cressent, as well as the monumental marble Persée et la Gorgone and the house where Camille Claudel lived with her parents from 1876 to 1879.

The Musée Camille-Claudel opened on March 26, 2017, in a building designed by the architect Adelfo Scaranello around that house. The route first presents a panorama of French sculpture in Camille Claudel’s time, thanks to the Dubois-Boucher collection and loans from fifteen institutions, followed by a section devoted to the artist’s work.

Hoogtepunten

• The largest public collection of Camille Claudel’s works in France
• Persée et la Gorgone, the artist’s only monumental marble
• La Valse and L’Âge mûr
• Sculptures by Paul Dubois and Alfred Boucher
• Camille Claudel’s family house integrated into the museum
• Auditorium with a panoramic view over the town

Vaste collectie

• Parcours permanent : la sculpture au temps de Camille Claudel – The route presents French sculpture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, followed by a section devoted to Camille Claudel’s work.

Opgericht

2017

Beheerder

Ville de Nogent-sur-Seine

Bezoekers per jaar

ca. 25.207

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: The first Sunday of the month for individual visitors

The ticket is valid for one day. The full price is €8 outside temporary exhibitions and €10 during a temporary exhibition. Also free for residents of Nogent-sur-Seine, job seekers, recipients of the RSA or the minimum old-age allowance (minimum vieillesse), holders of the ICOM, press or Ministry of Culture cards, museum scientific staff, holders of the Pass Éducation and members of the Friends of the museum.

Toegankelijkheid

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

All areas are accessible to people with reduced mobility; wheelchairs, folding seats and walking sticks are lent on arrival. The museum is in a pedestrian zone, with accessible parking spaces 100 m and 200 m away and a drop-off point that can be requested at reception. Induction loops at reception and on the audio guides, a raised and braille plan, illuminated magnifiers, descriptive and tactile tours for groups, tours in French Sign Language on reservation, and tools for autistic visitors.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Kinderwagenvriendelijk
• Verschoonruimte

Family audio guide, the card game “Sept familles” (Seven Families) for ages 6 and up on sale at the museum, free “Mouseîon” investigation games in seven booklets, artistic practice workshops and tours for toddlers. Strollers and baby carriers are allowed in all rooms; buggies are lent at reception; baby-changing tables on levels -1 and +2.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The entrance is at the corner of Rue Gustave Flaubert and Rue Saint-Époing. By car: 1 hour 20 minutes from Paris via the A5 (exit 18), about 1 hour from Troyes, 20 minutes from Provins.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Shop near the entrance with books, catalogues, postcards and stationery.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Zakelijke evenementen

Tot 100 personen.

Hire of the auditorium (126 m², panoramic view, video projection, 80 chairs) for companies and associations, including a guided tour; request at least 21 days in advance. Rates for up to 25, 50 or 100 people.

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