If they are (temporarily banned for safety reasons), fireworks (at least their sound effect) continue to feature in Christian Estrosi’s communication: one day it’s the digital economy, another day the city of health, another tourism, then sporting events, major happenings (carnival and jazz). Let’s not talk about infrastructure (tramway) and real estate projects (Ray, Gare du Sud, Eco-Valley) …
The surge is such that the city is changing its face at an impressive pace…
The latest focus is culture … “Nice is a city with extraordinary cultural diversity, Nice today lives up to its history, its tradition, and is ready to face the future with strength!” These are Christian Estrosi’s words, setting the tone for the presentation of the year 2018.
If in 2017, the 13 municipal museums welcomed nearly 500,000 visitors, including 100,000 for the Biennial dedicated to the Schools of Nice, in 2018, there will be 40 temporary exhibitions including 12 major ones offered throughout the year, with more than 320 artists and scientists, over 80 national and international partners, and 154 events.
The flagship exhibition will be “Matisse and Picasso, the comedy of the model,” at the Matisse Museum starting June 23 until September 29. It will feature 150 major works including 40 exceptional loans from the National Picasso Museum, notably 2 absolute masterpieces: “Self-portrait with Palette” by Picasso and “The Dream” by Matisse.
At the MAMAC, 3 events: in spring, Renaud-Auguste Dormeuil outside the walls; this summer, “Cosmologie, au gré des éléments” will be offered in the wake of Yves Klein, and in the fall, Bernar Venet will be honored.
At the Masséna Museum, 2 exhibitions: one, currently ongoing, showcases the historical photographs of Jean Gilletta. Then, in summer, for the 70th anniversary of the Nice Jazz Festival, the oldest in the world, an exhibition will be dedicated to 70 years of love for jazz between Nice and musicians.
At the Photography Museum of the Image, 3 events as well: currently, the remarkable Lola Garrido collection”; from June to October, it will be the Franco Fontana exhibition, and starting in October, the exhibition dedicated to Berenice Abbott.
The Palais Lascaris will offer an exhibition titled “Melting Pot, 1960-1980,” which tells of another old-Nice, a very popular district that was a meeting place for artists, painters, writers, poets.
The Archaeology Museum of Cimiez and Terra Amata will feature an exhibition with the enigmatic title: “The Phantom of the Prom…”.
The Galerie de la Marine will welcome the graduates of the National School of Fine Arts of Villa Arson, supported by the City of Nice and the Bernar Venet foundation.
After this varied and so rich offering that risks causing indigestion to those brave enough to take it all in, one might think we’ve reached the goal.
But no…now we’ve moved on to pyrotechnics: “The year 2019, during which we will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Victorine Studios*, will be entirely dedicated to cinema with a biennial ‘A Summer for Cinema.’ The 7th art will be at the heart of our cultural events,” announced Christian Estrosi.
A magical year that will also have a sequel: “A summer and a year for cinema which will also be the theme of the Carnival and also the Book Festival, and it will be shared with all municipal cultural establishments,” added the mayor of Nice, so happy he can hardly wait for it!
