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Museum of Contemporary Jewellery. Solidor Art Space

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Published: 20.09.2024

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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.
Museum of Contemporary Jewellery. Solidor Art Space.
Management:
Myriam Theveniaud
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Intro
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.
 

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2024:
Exhibition  02 May 2024 - 05 May 2024  (Un)Avowable Secrets at Jewellery Week of Cagnes-sur-Mer.
Exhibition  02 May 2024 - 16 Jun 2024  Pluriel by Thierry Pelletier at Cagnes-sur-Mer Jewellery Week 2024.
Exhibition  02 May 2024 - 05 May 2024  Cabinet de Curiosités at Cagnes-sur-Mer Jewellery Week 2024.
Exhibition  02 May 2024 - 05 May 2024  Blanco 2.4 at Cagnes-sur-Mer Jewellery Week 2024.
Exhibition  02 May 2024 - 16 Jun 2024  Surprenant! at Cagnes-sur-Mer Jewellery Week 2024.
Exhibition  02 May 2024 - 05 May 2024  Natural Diversions at Cagnes-sur-Mer Jewellery Week 2024.
2023:
Exhibition  10 Jun 2023 - 05 Nov 2023  DNA in Cagnes sur Mer.
2022:
Exhibition  27 Oct 2022 - 29 May 2023  Bijoux d'Europe at Cagnes sur Mer.
Exhibition  01 Jul 2022 - 09 Oct 2022  Nouveau regard sur l'Australie.
2021:
Exhibition  02 Jul 2021 - 07 Oct 2021  L’éclosion.
2019:
Exhibition  18 May 2019 - 06 Oct 2019  The Legacy Award & Collection. The Ultimate Edition.
2018:
Exhibition  23 Jun 2018 - 10 Oct 2018  Regard sur le Japon.
2017:
Exhibition  24 Jun 2017 - 17 Sep 2017  Exposé.
2016:
Exhibition  24 Jun 2016 - 02 Oct 2017  Regard sur la Nouvelle-Zélande.
2014:
Exhibition  20 Jun 2014 - 05 Oct 2014  glAmour.
Exhibition  05 Apr 2014 - 01 Jun 2014  Regard sur la Scandinavie.
2013:
Exhibition  15 Jun 2013 - 06 Oct 2013  Salute to Pinton.
2012:
Exhibition  23 Jun 2012 - 23 Sep 2012  Mirror Mirror: an exhibition in hommage to Suzy Solidor.
Exhibition  31 Mar 2012 - 20 Jun 2012  Campagne-sans-Mer.
Avec Otto Künzli, Therese Hilbert, Andi Gut, David Bielander et Kiko Gianocca
2011:
Exhibition  10 Sep 2011 - 18 Mar 2012  Denis & Gaëtan Essayie.
Exhibition  21 May 2011 - 28 Aug 2011  Schmuck in Ville de Cagnes-sur-Mer.
2010:
Exhibition  27 Feb 2010 - 23 May 2010  L’éducation sentimentale.
2009:
Exhibition  28 Mar 2009 - 31 May 2009  Allures et Parures, nouveau regard sur la Hollande.
2007:
Exhibition  12 Oct 2007 - 01 Jun 2008  The town’s permanent collection.
Exhibition  08 Jun 2007 - 29 Aug 2007  Regard sur l'Estonie.
Exhibition  03 Feb 2007 - 24 Apr 2007  Un vrai bijou!.
2006:
Exhibition  09 Sep 2006 - 20 May 2007  The city's collection.
2004:
Exhibition  26 Jun 2004 - 18 Sep 2004  Moscou - Saint-Petersbourg.
Exhibition  10 Apr 2004 - 13 Jun 2004  I don't wear jewels. I drive them.
2001:
Exhibition  01 Sep 2001 - 05 Nov 2001  Michaela Kirchner.
Exhibition  16 Jun 2001 - 26 Aug 2001  Thomas Gentille, Eva Eisler, Kiff Slemmons, Daniel Jocz.
Exhibition  02 Mar 2001 - 20 May 2001  Trois visions d’un corps.
Avec Sophie Hanagarth, Christoph ­Zellweger, Paul McClure
Exhibition  17 Feb 2001 - 27 May 2001  Agathe Saint-Girons, Patricia Lemaire, Christophe Verot.
2000:
Exhibition  15 Sep 2000 - 14 Jan 2001  Suzanne Otwell-Negre, Christophe Burger, Joël Faivre-Chalon.
Exhibition  14 Apr 2000 - 31 Aug 2000  Arlette Baron, Cathy Chotard, Gilles Jonemann.
1999:
Exhibition  22 Sep 1999 - 31 Mar 2000  Wabé, Faust Cardinali, Esty Grossman.
Exhibition  11 May 1999 - 31 Aug 1999  Henri Gargat, Françoise et Claude Chavent, Frédéric Braham.
1995:
Exhibition  13 May 1995 - 28 May 1995  Orfèvrerie et bijoux contemporain.
1994:
Exhibition  07 May 1994 - 15 May 1994  Orfèvrerie et bijoux contemporains.
Interior: Black Room.
Interior: Black Room

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Vitrines at the White Room.
Vitrines at the White Room

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Robert Baines. 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. Part of: Museum of Contemporary Jewellery. Solidor Art Space. Robert Baines
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
Part of: Museum of Contemporary Jewellery. Solidor Art Space
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Gerd Rothmann. Necklace: Modeled with my thumb, 2021. Silver, paint. Part of: Museum of Contemporary Jewellery. Solidor Art Space. Gerd Rothmann
Necklace: Modeled with my thumb, 2021
Silver, paint
Part of: Museum of Contemporary Jewellery. Solidor Art Space
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Helen Britton. Brooch: Dusk flower, 2019. Silver, agate, chalcedony, smoky quartz. 10 x 8 x 1 cm. Part of: Museum of Contemporary Jewellery. Solidor Art Space. Helen Britton
Brooch: Dusk flower, 2019
Silver, agate, chalcedony, smoky quartz
10 x 8 x 1 cm
Part of: Museum of Contemporary Jewellery. Solidor Art Space
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Esteban Erosky. Brooch: Las dos somos una, 2023. Hand-painted leather, aluminum, steel wire. 11.5 x 7 x 1.5 cm. Part of: Museum of Contemporary Jewellery. Solidor Art Space. Esteban Erosky
Brooch: Las dos somos una, 2023
Hand-painted leather, aluminum, steel wire
11.5 x 7 x 1.5 cm
Part of: Museum of Contemporary Jewellery. Solidor Art Space
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Claude Pelletier. Brooch: Untitled, 1984. Black Altuglass (acrylic), rutilated gold, rock crystal. Part of: Museum of Contemporary Jewellery. Solidor Art Space. Claude Pelletier
Brooch: Untitled, 1984
Black Altuglass (acrylic), rutilated gold, rock crystal
Part of: Museum of Contemporary Jewellery. Solidor Art Space
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Märta Mattsson. Ring: Moth, 2022. Cicada wings, beetle horns, copper, lacquer, pigments, resin, silver.. 17 x 8 x 9 cm. Part of: Museum of Contemporary Jewellery. Solidor Art Space. Märta Mattsson
Ring: Moth, 2022
Cicada wings, beetle horns, copper, lacquer, pigments, resin, silver.
17 x 8 x 9 cm
Part of: Museum of Contemporary Jewellery. Solidor Art Space
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Karl Fritsch. Ring: Untitled, 2006. Oxidised silver, glass stones. Part of: Museum of Contemporary Jewellery. Solidor Art Space. Karl Fritsch
Ring: Untitled, 2006
Oxidised silver, glass stones
Part of: Museum of Contemporary Jewellery. Solidor Art Space
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