The Villa Arson invites the public to discover its site, gardens and terraces, as well as its history and architecture, which is recognized as a 20th-century heritage site.
This is also an opportunity to learn about an institution dedicated to art for forty years, bringing together a national graduate school of art, a contemporary art center, an artist residency, and a media library, based on a project imagined by André Malraux when he was Minister of Cultural Affairs.
The program includes guided tours, a path to freely explore, current exhibitions to visit, and above all, two unique events on Sunday, September 21, featuring an artistic procession through the city, followed by a picnic and a choreographic performance.
This September 20th at 2:30 PM and 4:30 PM, September 21st at 4:30 PM: Guided tours: “The Villa Arson, a historical and architectural heritage”
An accompanied discovery of the site, its history, its architecture, and the present-day Villa Arson through the missions of its graduate school of art and its contemporary art center.
Sunday, September 21: two unique events
from 10 AM to 12 PM: Artistic procession from the Libération Market to Villa Arson
around the work* of Patrick Van Caeckenbergh Le dais – The sky within everyone’s reach. This sculpture, designed as a carousel, will be exhibited at the Villa Arson while its replica unfolds in the space over a length of 10 meters, traversing the streets of the quarters with its twenty carriers, a horse, a drum man… This procession is also a way to somehow revive the spirit of the “Feast of San Bartoloméo” that once took place in this quarter and at the Villa Arson.
At 12:30 PM, a large picnic in the gardens. Vegetables and fruits will be offered, and everyone is invited to complete their picnic basket by bringing your choice of products.
At 1:30 PM: a guided tour of the Villa Arson is organized for all participants.
