- Guethary's museum -


Parc André Narbaïts
Villa
Saraleguinea
64210 GUETHARY
Tel. 05 59 54 86 37

Open from Mai to October:
from 2 to 6 pm

July and August:
from 2.30 to 6.30 pm
Closed on sundays and tuesdays.

History....

T
he Saraleguinea residence is standing in the municipal parc. It's a luxurious villa of neo-basque style built in the beginning of the XXe century by J. F. Cazalis. This villa, registered at the Inventaire Supplémentaire des Monuments Historiques, propose a very beautiful view from its terraces (north and south) and you will find right there our contemporary art museum. 

The permanent collection...

The main resource is the one given to the village by the polish sculptor Georges Clément de Swiecinski (direct shapes, bronze, pottery and céramics) and shelter original editions and objects from Paul Jean Toulet (poetry) and a roman resource of the 1st part of the Ist century.

Permanent collection
G. C. DE SWIECINSKI
(1878 - 1958) sculptures

Temporary exhibitions...

In this museum, you'll also find contemporary art exhibitions (painting, sculpture and photography), which present such local artists as other ones famous all over the world (Hans Arp, George Braque, Jenkins, Georges Visat, Chillida, Oteiza, Zumeta, Ibarrola...).

The parc of this residence with a rich and original vegetation, drawn by the Gelos brothers and recently renoved, hosts original sculptures like the Laminak, from the worker in mosaic Michel Duboscq or the Viseux tree.




The Laminak (municipal parc in front of the post office)

ART PROGRAM 2007

5th May to 23rd June 2007


"Paroles d'arbre "
Christiane GIRAUD
Sculptures

Private view 5th May at 6.30 pm
Meeting with Christiane GIRAUD June, 2nd at 4 pm at the museum



19th May 2007
"Museum Night"
Museum opening from 9 pm to midnight
Marie THOMAS : Tales night


30th June to 1st September 2007

"Fragments de plages"
Didier LAPENE
Paintings
Meeting with Didier LAPENE 1st July at 4 pm at the museum

"La réserve marine de Guéthary"
Yvan EUDO
sub-marine Photos
Meeting with Yvan EUDO 5th August at 3 pm at the museum

Private view of those exhibitions June, 30th at 6.30 pm


8th September to 27th October 2007
"1987 - 2007 parcours"
Andoni EUBA
Paintings
Private view 8th september at 6.30 pm
Meeting with Andoni EUBA on 9th september at 4 pm at the museum

Some paintings and sculptures hosted by the museum in the last years.

The exhibitions 2007 - Showroom Elizaldia

15th june to 08th july : Christina LAMANA
- Painting

13th to 29th july : Christine ROYAL and Gaëlle LABROUCHE - Pottery

10th august to 02nd september : Dominique GENTREAU - Painting