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Inauguration of the Villa Vassilieff
13th & 14th February 2016

Paris has a new (free!) museum just minutes from our hotels!

In a space that was previously occupied by the Montparnasse Museum (closed since 2013), the Villa Vassilieff is managed by an organisation called Bétonsalon and oddly sponsored by alcohol manufacturer Pernod Ricard.

It all opens on 13th February 2016 with a photo exhibition called Groupe Mobile. Here’s all the info!

Empty for the past 2½ years, the Villa Vassilieff is ready to be reborn, thanks to the generous (tax-deductible) patronage of Pernod Ricard. Once a minor museum that nobody went to, it’s now a free exhibition space with artists in residence. Cool!

Situated in a sweet cobbled passageway close to Montparnasse, this is the Paris you see in photos – all white woodwork and artists’ workshops bathed in natural light.

The Vila’s first exhibition – Groupe Mobile – explores the work of Marc Vaux which is conserved by the Pompidou Centre. Vaux was a carpenter until injuries from World War I pushed him into becoming a photographer. Between 1920 and 1970 he took around 250,000 photos on plates of glass, mostly of life around Montparnasse.

For the opening weekend, guided visits are being organised by the new staff – you’ll even be able to see behind the scenes – and the museum café may well become an agreeable place to gather once the weather warms up (of course we prefer the terrace and secret garden at the Clos Belle Juliette, which has heating!)
Ouverture de la Villa Vassilieff le 13 & 14 février 2016The area around the museum will also be celebrating this weekend, with special events and places to visit (more details at the Villa, no doubt).

And once the initial excitement calms down, the Villa Vassilieff continues its mission with a conference on Tuesday 16th February to help you rediscover Marc Vaux’s photos, and a carte blanche given to the Clark House Initiative from Bombay on Saturday 20th February 2016. Definitely a place you should take a look at!

La Villa Vassilieff (here) opens 13th February 2016

Open Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-7pm

Free!

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