Museum of Contemporary Jewellery. Solidor Art Space
Museum
Published: 06.12.2024
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The city of Cagnes-sur-Mer has been promoting contemporary jewellery for over 25 years by creating, in 1999, a gallery named Solidor, in tribute to the famous cabaret singer Suzy Solidor (1900-1983), who left Paris in 1960 to settle in Haut-de-Cagnes. She opened an antique shop (the current gallery) and a cabaret (now an exhibition hall adjacent to the gallery). The Grimaldi Castle Museum also features a collection of 40 portraits of this extraordinary personality.
The Museum of Contemporary Jewellery - Espace Solidor, located in the medieval village of Cagnes-sur-Mer, is entirely dedicated to contemporary jewelry. In addition to showcasing its exceptional collection of around 300 pieces, it regularly hosts temporary exhibitions devoted to this art.
Renowned international artists, as well as emerging creators, have already exhibited there.
The works of prominent international names have been displayed, such as Robert Baines, Karl Fritsch, Gerd Rothmann, Bruno Martinazzi, Annamaria Zanella, Peter Skubic, Otto Künzli, David Bielander, and Helen Britton, during the event “Destination Bijou Cagnes.”
French designers are, of course, well-represented, including Henri Gargat, Claude Pelletier, Arlette Baron, Gilles Jonemann, Florence Lehmann, Françoise and Claude Chavent, Christophe Burger, Cathy Chotard, Isabelle Busnel, Sébastien Carré, and Marianne Anselin.
The city’s collection boasts nearly 300 pieces, including a significant donation from the Alliages Association in 2019. Since 1997, the city has been acquiring works during each exhibition. This exceptional collection offers a broad panorama of contemporary jewelry.
Opening hours :
October to March: 2 pm-5 pm.
April to September: 2 pm – 6 pm.
Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays from September to June / on Tuesday in July and August.
Renowned international artists, as well as emerging creators, have already exhibited there.
The works of prominent international names have been displayed, such as Robert Baines, Karl Fritsch, Gerd Rothmann, Bruno Martinazzi, Annamaria Zanella, Peter Skubic, Otto Künzli, David Bielander, and Helen Britton, during the event “Destination Bijou Cagnes.”
French designers are, of course, well-represented, including Henri Gargat, Claude Pelletier, Arlette Baron, Gilles Jonemann, Florence Lehmann, Françoise and Claude Chavent, Christophe Burger, Cathy Chotard, Isabelle Busnel, Sébastien Carré, and Marianne Anselin.
The city’s collection boasts nearly 300 pieces, including a significant donation from the Alliages Association in 2019. Since 1997, the city has been acquiring works during each exhibition. This exceptional collection offers a broad panorama of contemporary jewelry.
Opening hours :
October to March: 2 pm-5 pm.
April to September: 2 pm – 6 pm.
Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays from September to June / on Tuesday in July and August.
Events 
Brooch: Land Sky and Fire No 1, 2020
Silver, Emu eggshell, lacquer.
5.5 x 6.8 x 1.3 cm
Photo by: Anton Jadrijevic
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Necklace: Modeled with my thumb, 2021
Silver, paint
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Brooch: Dusk flower, 2019
Silver, agate, chalcedony, smoky quartz
10 x 8 x 1 cm
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Brooch: Las dos somos una, 2023
Hand-painted leather, aluminum, steel wire
11.5 x 7 x 1.5 cm
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Brooch: Untitled, 1984
Black Altuglass (acrylic), rutilated gold, rock crystal
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Ring: Moth, 2022
Cicada wings, beetle horns, copper, lacquer, pigments, resin, silver.
17 x 8 x 9 cm
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Ring: Untitled, 2006
Oxidised silver, glass stones
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