Museum
From 1948 to 1955, Picasso stayed in Vallauris with Françoise Gilot and their two children. The painter decided to decorate a small 12th-century chapel in the town, which he imagined as a sort of “sanctuary of peace”. Painted in 1952, the two panels of War and Peace were inaugurated in 1959, when the building became a national museum.
Useful information
Musée Picasso La Guerre et la Paix
Place de la Libération
06220 Vallauris
Information
Tel: +33 (0)4 93 64 16 05
Fax: +33 (0)4 93 64 50 32
Group reservations
Tel: +33 (0)4 93 64 71 83
Guided tours by appointment
Tel: +33 (0)4 92 91 50 20
Online
Visit the museum’s website: www.musee-picasso-vallauris.fr
Access
By train: Golfe-Juan
Opening times
The museum is open everyday except Tuesdays:
from 10am to midday and from 2pm to 6pm from 15th June to 14th September;
from 10am to midday and from 2pm to 5pm from 15th September to 14th June;
Closed: Tuesdays, 1st January, 1st May, 1st and 11th November and 25th December.
Admission
Joint ticket for Picasso Museum and municipal château-museum:
Full rate: €3.25
Reduced rate: €1.70
Permanent collections free everyday for visitors aged under 26, and every first Sunday of the month for everyone.
Services
Group tours. By appointment only, maximum of 20 in a group.
Coach park
