the fondation gandur pour l'art
A taste for art, the pleasure of collecting and a desire to share collections
The Fondation Gandur pour l’Art was established as a not-for-profit organization by Jean Claude Gandur in 2010, in order to ensure public access to his world-class collections.
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archaeology
Made up of over 1200 objects
this rich collection consists of Egyptian, Greek and Roman bronzes, of outstanding quality, and an ensemble of amulets, one of the world’s richest collections of its kind.
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decorative arts
Nearly 400 art and decorative objects
many of which are examples of 18th-century French furniture and sculpture, dating from the Middle Ages to the baroque art.
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fine arts
More than 750 artworks from the 20th and 21st centuries
with a special focus on abstraction from the Second School of Paris, the CoBrA movement, the Narrative Figuration, the New Realism and Supports/Surfaces.
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ethnology
200 objects from Latin America, over 50 artifacts from other parts of the world
Pre-Columbian objects, Colima, Nayarit or Diquis cultures, Olmec, Aztec and Mayan civilisations: a collection characterised by the complementarity of its themes.
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Partnership May 2019

La Fondation Gandur pour l’Art a signé un partenariat de longue durée avec le Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon. Après un chantier pharaonique mené en deux phases – de 2008 à 2013 et de 2015 à 2019 –, le musée rouvre en mai 2019 l’intégralité de ses salles au public.

loan May 2019

Jean Dubuffet e Venezia

A strong connection exists between one of the most important French post-war artists, Jean Dubuffet, and the city of Venice.

loan May 2019

Burri la pittura, irriducibile presenza

The exhibition consecrated to Alberto Burri (1915-1995) brings together the major works of this leading figure in 20th century art, and is the last chapter in a series of international exhibitions and events consecrated to him during the past year.

loan April 2019

Jean Dubuffet, un barbare en Europe

The exhibition Jean Dubuffet, un barbare en Europe reveals how Jean Dubuffet, theorist of Art Brut, interconnected in his protean body of work his painting and writing activities.

Artwork of the month May 2019

An incense boat in Limoges enamel
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Decorative Arts
ETH
Ethnology

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