Laying the foundation stone for the Museum of Modern Art at Fontevraud

In the presence of Christelle Morançais, President of the Pays-de-la-Loire Region, Claude d’Harcourt, Prefect of the Pays-de-la-Loire Region, Bruno Retailleau, President of the Cultural Centre of the West and Régine Catin, Mayor of Fontevraud, Martine and Léon Cligman unveiled a plaque bearing the words “Fontevraud Le musée d’art moderne – Collections nationales Martine et Léon Cligman” (“Fontvraud Museum of Modern Art — Martine and Léon Cligman National Collections”), which will be placed in the museum at its inauguration in May 2020.  

As a reminder: this museum is to be housed within the La Fannerie building located to the left of the abbey entrance; it is currently being equipped to house and promote these works. 600 works from the Cligman collection have been donated to the State, which has allocated this donation to the Region, with a commitment from the Pays-de-la-Loire Region to create a museum. A new donation, to be made directly to the Pays-de-la-Loire Region, will be signed for on 17 July; this will complete the collection at the Museum of Modern Art at Fontevraud.  

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The foundation stone was laid for the Museum of Modern Art at Fontevraud