Musée Maillol Banyuls-sur-Mer

Musée Maillol Banyuls-sur-Mer

Maillol's tomb in the museum's garden.
Established	1994
Location	Banyuls-sur-Mer
Coordinates	42.461902°N 3.106739°E / 42.461902; 3.106739
Collections	Paintings, sculptures, drawings

The Musée Maillol de Banyuls-sur-Mer is a private museum at the farm of the sculptor Aristide Maillol where he spent the last years of his life. The farm, "La Métairie", is situated in the Roume valley 4 km from the city center of Banyuls-sur-Mer in the Pyrénées-Orientales. The museum is operated by the Fondation Dina Vierny, which also operates the Musée Maillol in Paris.

Establishment

After Maillol's death in 1944, the site was abandoned and deteriorated. Much later, thanks to the combined actions of Maillol's model and muse Dina Vierny and the city of Banyuls-sur-Mer, the rescue and restoration of the farm took place. A small Maillol museum was opened to the public at the end of 1994.

Exhibits

The museum presents works of Aristide Maillol as well as artifacts from his daily life in La Métairie. Exhibits include:

• 36 bronze and terracotta sculptures
• Lithographs, drawings, paintings, and ceramics
• The dining-room of his studio at Marly-le-Roi and his kitchen
• His workshop
• Temporary exhibitions

In the garden of the museum is his tomb on which sits a bronze cast of La Méditerranée, one of his favorite works.

Gallery

• 
  Torse de L'Ile de France (1921)
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  Statuette of a seated woman (1900)
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  Figure painting with a red shawl (1930)
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  The kitchen