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Guethary's
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Parc
André Narbaïts
Villa
Saraleguinea
64210 GUETHARY
Tel. 05 59 54 86 37
www.musee-de-guethary.fr
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.
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History....
The 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)
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5th mai to 21st june 2008
"EROS
- THANATOS"
Aïtor Mendizabal
Sculptures,
paintings
Meeting with the artist on 31st Mai at 4.30 pm at the museum and music with Christine Bordry
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17th mai 2008
"Museums night"
Museum opening from 9 pm to midnight
Tales night
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30th
june to 30th august 2008
"Les
grands silences"
Matthieu
DIESSE
Paintings
Sea, rocky coasts, peaceful beaches, desert
mandscape... |
6th september to 31th october 2008
"Saralegui-Lesca"
To celebrate the 100th aniversary of the museum's house, the museum of
Guéthary, in partnership with the Basque Culture
Institute , has decided to recount the life of the first owner of
this house and its builder Jacques Hyppolite Lesca, related to Basque
emigration to Rio de Plata.
Bilingual exhibitions (Basque & French)
Exhibition private view on 8th september at 6.30 pm
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Exhibitions 2008 - Showroom Elizaldia
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20th june to 12th july
: Alberto
ALBEKYS (paintings)
18th july to 9th august :
Alain SISTIAGA (paintingss)
15th august to 6th september : Bernard PEREZ (paintings, sculptures)
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