Villa Tamaris
Art center of the TPM Métropole, housed in a large 19th-century villa in La Seyne-sur-Mer and dedicated to contemporary creation.
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Over het museum
The Villa Tamaris is part of the seaside resort project of Michel Pacha (1819–1907), a merchant navy captain who became director general of lighthouses of the Ottoman Empire. In the 1880s, he decided to create at Tamaris, a district of La Seyne, a holiday resort with some fifty villas surrounded by parks of exotic trees, served by a sea link to Toulon.
The villa, called “la grande maison” in oral tradition, covers 3,700 m² and resembles a palace more than a seaside villa. Michel Pacha is said to have had it built for his first wife and to have halted the work in 1893 after her death. Left unfinished, it was restored in 1991 by the City of La Seyne-sur-Mer and became an art center in 1995. In December 2003 it was transferred to the TPM urban community, now the Métropole, as a reference site for the visual arts.
The art center first presented contemporary painting, drawing on the Figuration narrative, the Jeune Peinture and the Nouvelle Figuration, then opened to all fields of creation, particularly photography and the image. Since 2003, the Métropole has built up a collection of about 750 works, enriched by donations from artists. The villa also hosts artist residencies.
Hoogtepunten
- Large villa of 3,700 m² built on the initiative of Michel Pacha
- Exhibitions of contemporary art, photography and the image
- Collection of about 750 works of the Métropole
- Artist residencies
- Free admission and free guided tours
- Opgericht
- 1995
- Beheerder
- Métropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée
- Bezoekers per jaar
- ca. 57.010
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
De toegang is gratis.
Free admission. Guided tours for adults are also free.
Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk: geen informatie
- Lift: geen informatie
- 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
Parking spaces adapted for people with reduced mobility are located near the villa.
Kinderen & gezin
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Tamaris
Boat: line 18M from the port of Toulon (Tamaris stop); line 8M from the port of La Seyne-sur-Mer (Tamaris stop). Bus: no. 83 (Tamaris stop) and no. 81 (Fort Napoléon stop).
Met de auto
Gratis parkeren
Free parking around the Villa Tamaris, with spaces for people with reduced mobility nearby.
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
From the Tamaris stop pontoon, turn left onto avenue Thierry and follow the sign “Villa Tamaris”.
Route plannenService & horeca
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Evenementen & zaalverhuur
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Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja |
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| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
| Goed om te weten | Mediation sessions for adults on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 09:30 to 12:00, by appointment. Workshops on Saturdays from 10:00 to 12:00, by reservation only at +33 4 94 06 84 00. Custom programs for pupils from nursery school to high school, and for students, by appointment. |
