Saint Paul de Vence: a revolutionary museum

Collection title

Special Edition

ID

INA00482

Source

INA (FR)

First broadcast date

08/01/1964

Production year

1964

Abstract

In Saint Paul de Vence, 20 km from Nice, the foundation Marguerite and Aimé Maeght is opened to the public. The founders wanted to make of this enchanting site a living meeting place. The works of the greatest contemporary artists, Léger, Braque, Chagall, Matisse, Miro, and Giacometti, are exhibited therein. Interviews with Aimé Maeght, art publisher and dealer, who presents the objectives of his project; Alberto Giacometti speaks about his sculptures, and the poet André Verdet, with the Catalan artist Joan Miro at his side, confirms the renewal brought by contemporary art. Back to the opening ceremony of the museum, with a speech by André Malraux, Minister of Culture, Marc Chagall's testimony and the participation of the singer Yves Montand.

Type

video

Production companies

• ORTF - Own production

Broadcaster

ORTF

Audiovisual form

Magazine

Personalities

• Giacometti Alberto
• Miro Joan
• Maeght Aimé
• Malraux André
• Montand Yves

Primary theme

Sculpture

Secondary themes

• Tourism and cultural sites / Museum
• Art, Culture and Knowledge / Fine arts / Painting

Period of events

• 1964

Map locations

• France - South East - Saint Paul de Vence

Original language

French

Media running time

10m16

Additional information