Pierre-Auguste Renoir settled at Domaine des Collettes in 1908. A century later, the Renoir Museum which has been refubished, represents a moving …
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Oct 7, 2024
I’m so glad I added the Renoir museum to my itinerary. It’s a bit of a walk from the train station but I stopped at a small brasserie and had a snack along the way. What was most special compared to …Full review by Anna_Maria39_11
Sep 28, 2024
This museum is situated in Cagnes-Sur-Mer and overlooks the town, offering fantastic views. Seeing the residence of Pierre Auguste Renoir of his later years is quite astounding. The museum showcases …Full review by James D
Jun 27, 2024
Pleasant and simple, with a personal feeling: The main building was the artist's home and studio. Good view from the grounds. Staying at the Indigo Hotel in Cagnes-sur-Mer, we found we could walk …Full review by Scott G
Will be traveling with daughter with mobility probs What is this electric buggy to help get up hill? We renting car .is it possible to drive to entrance?
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There is a gravel path and steps to the house and also an internal staircase so unfortunately not. It is an old family home as they were then
Thanks but no as have visited a few times (even drawn in the groiunds some extremely gnarled old Olive and my very Ungnarled partner beneath one who, if Renoir had seen her there might have got his brushes out and dashed her in in his v luminescent way! My question is: How soon after his death was Renoir's house made into a Museum? I bet the end of WW1did not stimulate and give much of a stimulus to the Cagnes Town Council unti l things 'hotted up' say near the mid-1950's when B Bardot brought tourism in bulk to St Tropez not too far further west of Cagnes...? Renoir's sons probably also loved dad's home enough for it to be their 'place in the sun', and consequently held onto its ownersip for a decade or three...? Piers Browne
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After the death of Jean Renoir in 1960 the estate was baught by the city and made into a museum.
Thanks but no as have visited a few times (even drawn in the groiunds some extremely gnarled old Olive and my very Ungnarled partner beneath one who, if Renoir had seen her there might have got his brushes out and dashed her in in his v luminescent way! My question is: How soon after his death was Renoir's house made into a Museum? I bet the end of WW1did not stimulate and give much of a stimulus to the Cagnes Town Council unti l things 'hotted up' say near the mid-1950's when B Bardot brought tourism in bulk to St Tropez not too far further west of Cagnes...? Renoir's sons probably also loved dad's home enough for it to be their 'place in the sun', and consequently held onto its ownersip for a decade or three...? Piers Browne
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