Fernand Léger National Museum, Modern art museum in Biot, France.
The Fernand Leger National Museum is an art museum in Biot housing works by a 20th-century French artist. Collections span paintings, sculptures, mosaics, and ceramics distributed throughout several exhibition galleries.
The museum began in 1960 when Nadia Leger and Georges Bauquier acquired the Mas Saint-Andre villa and assembled artworks there. The collection gained national museum status through a donation in 1969.
The works on display reflect Leger's fascination with forms and colors drawn from modern industry. His pieces blend geometric patterns with vivid hues visible throughout paintings, ceramics, and wall decorations housed here.
The museum sits in a village near Antibes and is easily reached by public transport or car. Plan for about one and a half to two hours to explore the galleries thoroughly.
The building itself is an artwork, featuring a monumental mosaic originally from a stadium in Hanover. This wall decoration makes the structure an integral part of the collection.
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