Studio light and colors of the Midi in the intimacy of a master
Housed in an elegant Belle Époque villa in the hills above Cannet, the Bonnard Museum is the only museum in the world dedicated to Pierre Bonnard, a major figure in post-impressionist painting and co-founder of the Nabi movement. Through a sensitive and luminous journey, it celebrates the unique relationship between the artist and the Côte d'Azur, which inspired his most daring canvases.
Inaugurated in 2011 in the town where the artist lived the last years of his life, the museum offers an intimate, sensory approach to his work. Paintings, drawings, photographs, letters and notebooks make up a rare collection, presented in a building renovated with sobriety and elegance.
More than a simple homage, the museum highlights Bonnard's pictorial obsessions: changing light, suspended moments, sun-drenched interiors, azure landscapes, silent, poetic scenes of life.
Among the treasures to be discovered, visitors can admire :
- Emblematic works such as The Mimosa Workshop or Le Cannet from the balcony
- Preparatory sketches, photographs and diaries
- Personal letters and family archives
- High-quality temporary exhibitions, in dialogue with other modern artists
- A rooftop garden terrace with inspiring views over the hills of Le Cannet
The museum also organizes educational workshops, and conferences, and guided tours, and themed tours of the city, in the painter's footsteps.
Practical info
Opening hours :
- Every day except Monday
- September to June: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- July and August: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Rates :
- Full price: €7
- Reduced rate: €5
- Free admission for under-18s, students, jobseekers, and on the 1st Sunday of every month.
- Pass combined with Bonnard in the City tours