Musée extraordinaire de Georges Mazoyer
Museum in Ansouis in vaulted rooms: corals, shells and fish collected by the painter Georges Mazoyer, with paintings, ceramics and stained glass.
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Over het museum
Georges Mazoyer was born in 1925 in Marseille. At a very young age he dived in the Mediterranean, then explored the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific. Trained at the Beaux-Arts, he became a painter inspired by the seabed. In 1955 he set up his studio in Ansouis, in a 16th-century building whose first floor he restored.
On May 17, 1975, he opened his works and collections to the public. The museum occupies vaulted rooms in the medieval style, where corals, shells and fish gathered over some forty years are displayed, along with paintings, ceramics and stained glass on the underwater world.
The first-floor studio has kept the atmosphere of a Provençal house, with a large fireplace, a view over the plain, the artist's easel and painting table. A book about the life of Georges Mazoyer and his museum, written by Nicole Le Drean (2023), is on sale on site.
Hoogtepunten
- Vaulted rooms in medieval style devoted to the underwater world
- Corals, shells and fish collected over some forty years
- Paintings, ceramics and stained glass of the seabed
- Painter's studio with large fireplace, easel and view over the plain
Vaste collectie
- Les collections marines – Corals, shells and fish in vaulted rooms, with paintings, ceramics and stained glass on the underwater world.
- L'atelier de Georges Mazoyer – Restored first floor of the painter's studio, with fireplace, easel and painting table.
- Opgericht
- 1975
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | € 4 |
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| Kinderen & jongeren | € 2Child rate: €2. |
| Groepen | € 3 p.p.Group rate for more than 20 people, by reservation. |
Toegankelijkheid
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.
Kinderen & gezin
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
The website describes the visit as surprising, instructive and playful, for adults as well as children.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Address: 29 rue de la Carrière, Quartier du Colombier, 84240 Ansouis. The website indicates the location with a map link, without details on parking or public transport.
Route plannenService & horeca
- Museumwinkel
Book about the founder on sale on site.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.
Je bezoek plannen
| Goed om te weten | Individual or group visits; groups book in advance. Commentary in French and English. A book about Georges Mazoyer and his museum is sold on site and can be ordered by email. |
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