The Marc Chagall Museum is showcasing a new exhibition by the painter after whom it is named. Chagall Politics. The Cry for Freedom is a journey to the heart of Marc Chagall’s history and his vision of the politics of his time.
The National Marc Chagall Museum is the final stop for the traveling exhibition Chagall Politics. The Cry for Freedom, which will be held from June 1st to September 16th. Indeed, before landing in Nice, the exhibition was presented to the public first in Madrid at the Fundacione MAPFRE and then at La Piscine in Roubaix. This exhibition allows visitors to discover completely new, unseen paintings by the surrealist painter. In addition to featuring the 17 large canvases of the Biblical Message, the exhibition offers a new and more political perspective on Marc Chagall’s universe.
To offer a chrono-biographical journey of his political engagement, certain works have been loaned exceptionally by international museums. One example is the painting Purim (1916-1917), which was shown in Germany by the Nazis in 1937 as an example of degenerate art. This piece is loaned to the Nice museum by the Philadelphia Museum. The Art Institute of Chicago has also loaned a work featuring The Rabbi in Black and White or Jew in Prayer (1923), and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art has loaned Solitude (1933).
A Life of Painting
Throughout a life marked by two wars and an exile, Marc Chagall created a body of work deeply rooted in the history of the 20th century. As a figure of displacement and migration, the artist traveled the world in response to the turmoils of the century. He moved from his childhood in Russia to France, via Germany, the United States, and Mexico, before reaching the Mediterranean. Nourished by his Jewish roots, his art is a collection of the cultures he encountered and the experiences he lived. He serves as a messenger for a relentless commitment to humanity and its rights, for equality and tolerance.
Some Practical Information
The museum is open every day, except Tuesdays, May 1st, December 25th, and January 1st; From 10 AM to 6 PM, from May 2nd to October 31st.
Entry fees:
Full price: 10 euros
Reduced price: 8 euros
Groups: 8.50 euros (for bookings of 10 or more people)
Free for under 26s, disabled guests, teachers, and on the first Sunday of every month for everyone.
For more information, please visit the museum’s website
