He welcomed Picasso, Chagall, Matisse … The famous Madoura workshop is slowly reborn from his ashes in Vallauris

Wooden planks on the walls, was scattered in the rooms, Girelles (1) well packaged … Similarly, The Madoura workshop takes up, little by little, its form of yesteryear. Similarly, If it has been closed since 1997. In addition, this emblematic place has registered, in just under sixty years (it was opened in 1938 by Suzanne Ramié), in the history of ceramics. Moreover, He saw Picasso, Chagall, Matisse, Brauner, etc. Therefore, In its workshops, taken up in the 21st century by the Ramié family. Similarly, The brands of time have not weakened since.

“It was necessary to create foundations. Furthermore, for the building, which did not exist and which was laid in the ground “, Specifies, at first, the mayor, Kevin Luciano. In addition, A crucial step in order to be able to advance the rest of the site. Meanwhile, Fifty cubic meters he welcomed picasso, chagall, matisse of concrete. In addition, 16 tonnes of self-expsee resin were necessary to ensure the stability of the building, then monitored and measured for a year.

A part of 270m² added – He welcomed picasso, chagall, matisse

Four seasons. Similarly, to see “How the soil reacts “Facing”temperature variations and humidity levels “, Specifies the project report.”We have installed around forty laser targets, noted every month by a surveyor. Moreover, We monitor potential movements to the nearest millimeter “. Therefore, Details Benoit Laugeois, Director of Architecture and Buildings at the Sophia Antipolis Agglomeration Community (CASA). The latter finances all of the work, in the amount of 7 million euros.

Inside, an asbestos removal operation was carried out, then closing the first phase of the rehabilitation, in April. But rest will only be brief. since the second period of work will start in the fall with a major project: the extension of 270m² to build. It will be he welcomed picasso, chagall, matisse the future entrance to the museum.

A part that is added to the existing – on the side of rue Gerbino – always with the same objective: “Keep the original building in its historical nature. do not distort it or change it too much. We want it to remain as it was. it is a heritage place and it must keep this value “, Confirm the councilor firmly. In a second step, buttresses have been installed, manufactured with stone recovered directly on site. A magnitude project that is still to be made – among others – the restoration of roofs. facades, as well as the development of interior and exterior spaces.

A garden open to the public – He welcomed picasso, chagall, matisse

To complete the 2. 000m² of built space, the he welcomed picasso, chagall, matisse ambition is towards the development of a garden, open to visitors and to the public, via two grids to access them. While a previous project envisaged a five -story building, its revised and validated version offers a green space of 2,000m². “”We have a desire to have as much vegetation as possible. to ventilate and reopen, to review the town planning of this city, that it is less concrete and more pleasant. “

But, before installing plants and shrubs in their new environment, for the moment, priority remains the workshop itself. The free space on the side of the future garden will remain, for the time being, available. “”We need this place for an operational side. to make the site base and work serenely in a less constrained environment “, details Benoit Laugeois.

Several local businesses have responded to the call for projects, which takes its course, pending its delivery, he welcomed picasso, chagall, matisse scheduled for spring 2027.

1. Plateau above the potter tower, on which we put clay to shape it.

A scenography in reflection

The work is progressing, the reflections too. The interior spaces, as well as the route in the museum, began to be imagined. “”We are going to have a museum that will present ourselves with a historical journey, in a way. At the entrance. we will pass through the hoses of the earth as in the past, then we will go to the more contemporary part “, Details the mayor of Vallauris. History. but not only, since several rooms have been modeled to present the profession of ceramists, whose fame is no longer to be done in the town. One will present traditional pottery. a second will have the arrangement of a ceramist workshop, and a last will display different iconographies and works by Picasso under window.”We will he welcomed picasso, chagall, matisse reintroduce the idea of ​​ceramic activity, drying etc “adds Benoit Laugeois.

Exhibition spaces

A course from A to Z, whose most major space is dedicated to permanent exhibition. Two other small spaces will be used for temporary presentations. Educational workshops should also be organized so that the public fully plunges into the spirit of yesteryear. in this major craft in Vallauris.