DP MJCCSW 4.10_EN - copie - Maison de la France

IV. A museum open to the town and its inhabitants
Visitors will have access to different spaces in the museum promoting the exploration of
modern and contemporary art:
- a 700 sq.m permanent exhibition space, where Cocteau’s drawings will enter into
dialogue with photographs, slide shows and film screenings.
- a 275 sq.m temporary exhibition space, on the ground floor facing the sea. Each
temporary exhibition will present the work of a contemporary artist. The relationship
between drawing and painting, sculpture or video will be examined in relation to all
featured artists, always with the aim of highlighting the diverse and signature aspects of
their creative processes.
- a 30-­‐seat educational workshop to promote artistic practice, intended for school groups,
with activities led every weekday by one of the museum’s cultural outreach specialists.
- a print room permitting visitors, by appointment only, to browse through the collections
of works on paper not on view in the museum, mounted on mats and stored in special
cabinets.
- a documentation centre open to any visitors interested in studying the life and work of
Cocteau.
- a café seating 50 inside the museum and 60 outside, overlooking the lobby and the
bookstore, envisioned as a haven for relaxation, reflection, conversation and
conviviality.
- a bookstore and gift shop offering some one hundred different items, including copies of
Cocteau’s main written works, DVDs of his films, museum catalogues as well as related
products.
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