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

Nearly 1000 artworks from the 20th century

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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News

loan October 2019

Par Hasard

From the stain to the pure line, from automatism to mathematics, the exhibition presents a chronological typology of chance as a creative process through the most important currents and artists from the second half of the 19th century to the present day.

Loan October 2019

Hans Hartung, la fabrique du geste

For its reopening after a year of renovation work, the Musée d’Art moderne de Paris is presenting Hans Hartung, La Fabrique du geste, dedicated to one of the leading innovators in post-war abstract art.

opéra October 2019

"Aïda" au Grand Théâtre de Genève

À l’occasion de la programmation d’Aïda, la Fondation convie le public des mélomanes à une rêverie archéologique sur les rives du Nil, en lui offrant, à la fin du spectacle, un livret intitulé Cahier de voyage. L’Égypte d’Aïda dans la collection d’archéologie de la Fondation Gandur pour l’Art.