Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Provence de Grasse
The Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Provence de Grasse stands in Grasse, France, inside the Hôtel Clapiers-Cabris. The mansion took shape between 1772 and 1774 under Jean-Paul Clapiers, Marquis de Cabris. Its rooms preserve the atmosphere of an eighteenth-century Provençal home while presenting eastern Provence from prehistory to the twentieth century.
The collections bring together fine art, ethnography, decorative objects, and everyday items from the region. Paintings include works by Charles Camoin, Maurice Denis, Jean Daret, and François Marius Granet. Granet’s subjects range from cloisters and monastic scenes to the landscape of Sainte-Victoire. Provençal faience adds urns, vases, cups, plates, platters, bouquet holders, and inkwells from Apt, Moustiers, Marseille, and other centres.
The building changed from aristocratic residence to heritage museum through a layered Provençal history. In 1813, Pauline de Navailles sold it to the Bruery brothers, who worked as perfumers. The Musée Fragonard opened here in 1921, and Grasse adopted its present name in 1977. Among the most vivid details are Moustiers pieces carrying family crests and Marseille platters covered with yellow enamel.
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