Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

In Menton, the Cocteau Museum has been closed since it was flooded in 2018. The Wunderman Foundation, which donated nearly 2,000 works by the poet, painter, and illustrator to the city, feels aggrieved and is demanding their return. The mayor categorically rejects this prospect. Artworks created by French poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau are displayed in the new Jean Cocteau Collection at the Severin Wundermann Museum on December 23, 2011 in Menton, France. Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the museum space holds the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Cocteau, comprising paintings, drawings, pottery, tapestries, jewellery, photographs and audio visual archive, retracing Cocteau’s creative periods all in one place. Photo by Patrick Aventurier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

In Menton, the Cocteau Museum has been closed since it was flooded in 2018. The Wunderman Foundation, which donated nearly 2,000 works by the poet, painter, and illustrator to the city, feels aggrieved and is demanding their return. The mayor categorically rejects this prospect. Artworks created by French poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau are displayed in the new Jean Cocteau Collection at the Severin Wundermann Museum on December 23, 2011 in Menton, France. Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the museum space holds the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Cocteau, comprising paintings, drawings, pottery, tapestries, jewellery, photographs and audio visual archive, retracing Cocteau’s creative periods all in one place. Photo by Patrick Aventurier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

In Menton, the Cocteau Museum has been closed since it was flooded in 2018. The Wunderman Foundation, which donated nearly 2,000 works by the poet, painter, and illustrator to the city, feels aggrieved and is demanding their return. The mayor categorically rejects this prospect. Artworks created by French poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau are displayed in the new Jean Cocteau Collection at the Severin Wundermann Museum on December 23, 2011 in Menton, France. Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the museum space holds the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Cocteau, comprising paintings, drawings, pottery, tapestries, jewellery, photographs and audio visual archive, retracing Cocteau’s creative periods all in one place. Photo by Patrick Aventurier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

In Menton, the Cocteau Museum has been closed since it was flooded in 2018. The Wunderman Foundation, which donated nearly 2,000 works by the poet, painter, and illustrator to the city, feels aggrieved and is demanding their return. The mayor categorically rejects this prospect. Artworks created by French poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau are displayed in the new Jean Cocteau Collection at the Severin Wundermann Museum on December 23, 2011 in Menton, France. Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the museum space holds the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Cocteau, comprising paintings, drawings, pottery, tapestries, jewellery, photographs and audio visual archive, retracing Cocteau’s creative periods all in one place. Photo by Patrick Aventurier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

In Menton, the Cocteau Museum has been closed since it was flooded in 2018. The Wunderman Foundation, which donated nearly 2,000 works by the poet, painter, and illustrator to the city, feels aggrieved and is demanding their return. The mayor categorically rejects this prospect. Artworks created by French poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau are displayed in the new Jean Cocteau Collection at the Severin Wundermann Museum on December 23, 2011 in Menton, France. Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the museum space holds the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Cocteau, comprising paintings, drawings, pottery, tapestries, jewellery, photographs and audio visual archive, retracing Cocteau’s creative periods all in one place. Photo by Patrick Aventurier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

In Menton, the Cocteau Museum has been closed since it was flooded in 2018. The Wunderman Foundation, which donated nearly 2,000 works by the poet, painter, and illustrator to the city, feels aggrieved and is demanding their return. The mayor categorically rejects this prospect. Artworks created by French poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau are displayed in the new Jean Cocteau Collection at the Severin Wundermann Museum on December 23, 2011 in Menton, France. Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the museum space holds the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Cocteau, comprising paintings, drawings, pottery, tapestries, jewellery, photographs and audio visual archive, retracing Cocteau’s creative periods all in one place. Photo by Patrick Aventurier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

In Menton, the Cocteau Museum has been closed since it was flooded in 2018. The Wunderman Foundation, which donated nearly 2,000 works by the poet, painter, and illustrator to the city, feels aggrieved and is demanding their return. The mayor categorically rejects this prospect. Artworks created by French poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau are displayed in the new Jean Cocteau Collection at the Severin Wundermann Museum on December 23, 2011 in Menton, France. Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the museum space holds the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Cocteau, comprising paintings, drawings, pottery, tapestries, jewellery, photographs and audio visual archive, retracing Cocteau’s creative periods all in one place. Photo by Patrick Aventurier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

In Menton, the Cocteau Museum has been closed since it was flooded in 2018. The Wunderman Foundation, which donated nearly 2,000 works by the poet, painter, and illustrator to the city, feels aggrieved and is demanding their return. The mayor categorically rejects this prospect. Artworks created by French poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau are displayed in the new Jean Cocteau Collection at the Severin Wundermann Museum on December 23, 2011 in Menton, France. Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the museum space holds the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Cocteau, comprising paintings, drawings, pottery, tapestries, jewellery, photographs and audio visual archive, retracing Cocteau’s creative periods all in one place. Photo by Patrick Aventurier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

In Menton, the Cocteau Museum has been closed since it was flooded in 2018. The Wunderman Foundation, which donated nearly 2,000 works by the poet, painter, and illustrator to the city, feels aggrieved and is demanding their return. The mayor categorically rejects this prospect. Artworks created by French poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau are displayed in the new Jean Cocteau Collection at the Severin Wundermann Museum on December 23, 2011 in Menton, France. Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the museum space holds the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Cocteau, comprising paintings, drawings, pottery, tapestries, jewellery, photographs and audio visual archive, retracing Cocteau’s creative periods all in one place. Photo by Patrick Aventurier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

In Menton, the Cocteau Museum has been closed since it was flooded in 2018. The Wunderman Foundation, which donated nearly 2,000 works by the poet, painter, and illustrator to the city, feels aggrieved and is demanding their return. The mayor categorically rejects this prospect. Artworks created by French poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau are displayed in the new Jean Cocteau Collection at the Severin Wundermann Museum on December 23, 2011 in Menton, France. Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the museum space holds the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Cocteau, comprising paintings, drawings, pottery, tapestries, jewellery, photographs and audio visual archive, retracing Cocteau’s creative periods all in one place. Photo by Patrick Aventurier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

In Menton, the Cocteau Museum has been closed since it was flooded in 2018. The Wunderman Foundation, which donated nearly 2,000 works by the poet, painter, and illustrator to the city, feels aggrieved and is demanding their return. The mayor categorically rejects this prospect. Artworks created by French poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau are displayed in the new Jean Cocteau Collection at the Severin Wundermann Museum on December 23, 2011 in Menton, France. Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the museum space holds the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Cocteau, comprising paintings, drawings, pottery, tapestries, jewellery, photographs and audio visual archive, retracing Cocteau’s creative periods all in one place. Photo by Patrick Aventurier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

In Menton, the Cocteau Museum has been closed since it was flooded in 2018. The Wunderman Foundation, which donated nearly 2,000 works by the poet, painter, and illustrator to the city, feels aggrieved and is demanding their return. The mayor categorically rejects this prospect. Artworks created by French poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau are displayed in the new Jean Cocteau Collection at the Severin Wundermann Museum on December 23, 2011 in Menton, France. Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the museum space holds the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Cocteau, comprising paintings, drawings, pottery, tapestries, jewellery, photographs and audio visual archive, retracing Cocteau’s creative periods all in one place. Photo by Patrick Aventurier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

In Menton, the Cocteau Museum has been closed since it was flooded in 2018. The Wunderman Foundation, which donated nearly 2,000 works by the poet, painter, and illustrator to the city, feels aggrieved and is demanding their return. The mayor categorically rejects this prospect. Artworks created by French poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau are displayed in the new Jean Cocteau Collection at the Severin Wundermann Museum on December 23, 2011 in Menton, France. Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the museum space holds the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Cocteau, comprising paintings, drawings, pottery, tapestries, jewellery, photographs and audio visual archive, retracing Cocteau’s creative periods all in one place. Photo by Patrick Aventurier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

In Menton, the Cocteau Museum has been closed since it was flooded in 2018. The Wunderman Foundation, which donated nearly 2,000 works by the poet, painter, and illustrator to the city, feels aggrieved and is demanding their return. The mayor categorically rejects this prospect. Artworks created by French poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau are displayed in the new Jean Cocteau Collection at the Severin Wundermann Museum on December 23, 2011 in Menton, France. Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the museum space holds the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Cocteau, comprising paintings, drawings, pottery, tapestries, jewellery, photographs and audio visual archive, retracing Cocteau’s creative periods all in one place. Photo by Patrick Aventurier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

In Menton, the Cocteau Museum has been closed since it was flooded in 2018. The Wunderman Foundation, which donated nearly 2,000 works by the poet, painter, and illustrator to the city, feels aggrieved and is demanding their return. The mayor categorically rejects this prospect. Artworks created by French poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau are displayed in the new Jean Cocteau Collection at the Severin Wundermann Museum on December 23, 2011 in Menton, France. Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the museum space holds the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Cocteau, comprising paintings, drawings, pottery, tapestries, jewellery, photographs and audio visual archive, retracing Cocteau’s creative periods all in one place. Photo by Patrick Aventurier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

In Menton, the Cocteau Museum has been closed since it was flooded in 2018. The Wunderman Foundation, which donated nearly 2,000 works by the poet, painter, and illustrator to the city, feels aggrieved and is demanding their return. The mayor categorically rejects this prospect. Artworks created by French poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau are displayed in the new Jean Cocteau Collection at the Severin Wundermann Museum on December 23, 2011 in Menton, France. Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the museum space holds the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Cocteau, comprising paintings, drawings, pottery, tapestries, jewellery, photographs and audio visual archive, retracing Cocteau’s creative periods all in one place. Photo by Patrick Aventurier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

In Menton, the Cocteau Museum has been closed since it was flooded in 2018. The Wunderman Foundation, which donated nearly 2,000 works by the poet, painter, and illustrator to the city, feels aggrieved and is demanding their return. The mayor categorically rejects this prospect. Artworks created by French poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau are displayed in the new Jean Cocteau Collection at the Severin Wundermann Museum on December 23, 2011 in Menton, France. Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the museum space holds the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Cocteau, comprising paintings, drawings, pottery, tapestries, jewellery, photographs and audio visual archive, retracing Cocteau’s creative periods all in one place. Photo by Patrick Aventurier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

In Menton, the Cocteau Museum has been closed since it was flooded in 2018. The Wunderman Foundation, which donated nearly 2,000 works by the poet, painter, and illustrator to the city, feels aggrieved and is demanding their return. The mayor categorically rejects this prospect. Artworks created by French poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau are displayed in the new Jean Cocteau Collection at the Severin Wundermann Museum on December 23, 2011 in Menton, France. Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the museum space holds the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Cocteau, comprising paintings, drawings, pottery, tapestries, jewellery, photographs and audio visual archive, retracing Cocteau’s creative periods all in one place. Photo by Patrick Aventurier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

In Menton, the Cocteau Museum has been closed since it was flooded in 2018. The Wunderman Foundation, which donated nearly 2,000 works by the poet, painter, and illustrator to the city, feels aggrieved and is demanding their return. The mayor categorically rejects this prospect. Artworks created by French poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau are displayed in the new Jean Cocteau Collection at the Severin Wundermann Museum on December 23, 2011 in Menton, France. Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the museum space holds the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Cocteau, comprising paintings, drawings, pottery, tapestries, jewellery, photographs and audio visual archive, retracing Cocteau’s creative periods all in one place. Photo by Patrick Aventurier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

In Menton, the Cocteau Museum has been closed since it was flooded in 2018. The Wunderman Foundation, which donated nearly 2,000 works by the poet, painter, and illustrator to the city, feels aggrieved and is demanding their return. The mayor categorically rejects this prospect. Artworks created by French poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau are displayed in the new Jean Cocteau Collection at the Severin Wundermann Museum on December 23, 2011 in Menton, France. Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the museum space holds the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Cocteau, comprising paintings, drawings, pottery, tapestries, jewellery, photographs and audio visual archive, retracing Cocteau’s creative periods all in one place. Photo by Patrick Aventurier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

In Menton, the Cocteau Museum has been closed since it was flooded in 2018. The Wunderman Foundation, which donated nearly 2,000 works by the poet, painter, and illustrator to the city, feels aggrieved and is demanding their return. The mayor categorically rejects this prospect. Artworks created by French poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau are displayed in the new Jean Cocteau Collection at the Severin Wundermann Museum on December 23, 2011 in Menton, France. Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the museum space holds the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Cocteau, comprising paintings, drawings, pottery, tapestries, jewellery, photographs and audio visual archive, retracing Cocteau’s creative periods all in one place. Photo by Patrick Aventurier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

In Menton, the Cocteau Museum has been closed since it was flooded in 2018. The Wunderman Foundation, which donated nearly 2,000 works by the poet, painter, and illustrator to the city, feels aggrieved and is demanding their return. The mayor categorically rejects this prospect. Artworks created by French poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau are displayed in the new Jean Cocteau Collection at the Severin Wundermann Museum on December 23, 2011 in Menton, France. Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the museum space holds the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Cocteau, comprising paintings, drawings, pottery, tapestries, jewellery, photographs and audio visual archive, retracing Cocteau’s creative periods all in one place. Photo by Patrick Aventurier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

In Menton, the Cocteau Museum has been closed since it was flooded in 2018. The Wunderman Foundation, which donated nearly 2,000 works by the poet, painter, and illustrator to the city, feels aggrieved and is demanding their return. The mayor categorically rejects this prospect. Artworks created by French poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau are displayed in the new Jean Cocteau Collection at the Severin Wundermann Museum on December 23, 2011 in Menton, France. Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the museum space holds the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Cocteau, comprising paintings, drawings, pottery, tapestries, jewellery, photographs and audio visual archive, retracing Cocteau’s creative periods all in one place. Photo by Patrick Aventurier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

In Menton, the Cocteau Museum has been closed since it was flooded in 2018. The Wunderman Foundation, which donated nearly 2,000 works by the poet, painter, and illustrator to the city, feels aggrieved and is demanding their return. The mayor categorically rejects this prospect. Artworks created by French poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau are displayed in the new Jean Cocteau Collection at the Severin Wundermann Museum on December 23, 2011 in Menton, France. Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the museum space holds the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Cocteau, comprising paintings, drawings, pottery, tapestries, jewellery, photographs and audio visual archive, retracing Cocteau’s creative periods all in one place. Photo by Patrick Aventurier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

In Menton, the Cocteau Museum has been closed since it was flooded in 2018. The Wunderman Foundation, which donated nearly 2,000 works by the poet, painter, and illustrator to the city, feels aggrieved and is demanding their return. The mayor categorically rejects this prospect. Artworks created by French poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau are displayed in the new Jean Cocteau Collection at the Severin Wundermann Museum on December 23, 2011 in Menton, France. Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the museum space holds the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Cocteau, comprising paintings, drawings, pottery, tapestries, jewellery, photographs and audio visual archive, retracing Cocteau’s creative periods all in one place. Photo by Patrick Aventurier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

In Menton, the Cocteau Museum has been closed since it was flooded in 2018. The Wunderman Foundation, which donated nearly 2,000 works by the poet, painter, and illustrator to the city, feels aggrieved and is demanding their return. The mayor categorically rejects this prospect. Artworks created by French poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau are displayed in the new Jean Cocteau Collection at the Severin Wundermann Museum on December 23, 2011 in Menton, France. Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the museum space holds the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Cocteau, comprising paintings, drawings, pottery, tapestries, jewellery, photographs and audio visual archive, retracing Cocteau’s creative periods all in one place. Photo by Patrick Aventurier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

In Menton, the Cocteau Museum has been closed since it was flooded in 2018. The Wunderman Foundation, which donated nearly 2,000 works by the poet, painter, and illustrator to the city, feels aggrieved and is demanding their return. The mayor categorically rejects this prospect. Artworks created by French poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau are displayed in the new Jean Cocteau Collection at the Severin Wundermann Museum on December 23, 2011 in Menton, France. Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the museum space holds the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Cocteau, comprising paintings, drawings, pottery, tapestries, jewellery, photographs and audio visual archive, retracing Cocteau’s creative periods all in one place. Photo by Patrick Aventurier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

In Menton, the Cocteau Museum has been closed since it was flooded in 2018. The Wunderman Foundation, which donated nearly 2,000 works by the poet, painter, and illustrator to the city, feels aggrieved and is demanding their return. The mayor categorically rejects this prospect. Artworks created by French poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau are displayed in the new Jean Cocteau Collection at the Severin Wundermann Museum on December 23, 2011 in Menton, France. Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the museum space holds the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Cocteau, comprising paintings, drawings, pottery, tapestries, jewellery, photographs and audio visual archive, retracing Cocteau’s creative periods all in one place. Photo by Patrick Aventurier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

Menton Refuses to Return Cocteau's Works to The Wunderman Foundation-Museum

In Menton, the Cocteau Museum has been closed since it was flooded in 2018. The Wunderman Foundation, which donated nearly 2,000 works by the poet, painter, and illustrator to the city, feels aggrieved and is demanding their return. The mayor categorically rejects this prospect. Artworks created by French poet, artist and film maker Jean Cocteau are displayed in the new Jean Cocteau Collection at the Severin Wundermann Museum on December 23, 2011 in Menton, France. Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the museum space holds the world’s largest public collection of works by Jean Cocteau, comprising paintings, drawings, pottery, tapestries, jewellery, photographs and audio visual archive, retracing Cocteau’s creative periods all in one place. Photo by Patrick Aventurier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Loire Valley

Illustration - Loire Valley

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Illustration - Loire Valley

Illustration - Loire Valley

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Illustration - Loire Valley

Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CASTLE OF BRISSAC : HOUSE OF HUNTS. IT HOUSES A SERIES OF TAPESTRIES OF GERMAN ORIGIN INSPIRED BY THE "HUNTS OF MAXIMILIAN". THESE TAPESTRIES BELONGED TO TWO KINGS OF FRANCE, LOUIS XIV AND LOUIS PHILIPPE, BEFORE BEING ACQUIRED BY THE BRISSAC DURING THE SECOND EMPIRE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Loire Valley

Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF VILLANDRY : DINING ROOM. ARRANGED BY THE MARQUIS DE CASTELLANE IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, WOODWORK, LOUIS XV PERIOD, REPLACE THE TAPESTRIES, WHILE THE GROUND, MARBLES SUCCEED PARQUET FLOORS. THE SALMON PINK HUES AND THE FOUNTAIN EVOKE THE PROVENCAL ORIGINS OF THE MARQUIS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Provence

Illustration - Provence

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Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Exhibition "Louvre Couture, Art and fashion, statement pieces" at the Louvre Museum Dresses, jewelry and other fashion accessories are set among vases, liturgical objects, armor, tapestries, furniture and rich ornaments from the Middle Ages to the Empire, from the Renaissance to the Grand Siècle of Louis XIV in Paris, France on March 6, 2025. Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Exhibition "Louvre Couture, Art and fashion, statement pieces" at the Louvre Museum Dresses, jewelry and other fashion accessories are set among vases, liturgical objects, armor, tapestries, furniture and rich ornaments from the Middle Ages to the Empire, from the Renaissance to the Grand Siècle of Louis XIV in Paris, France on March 6, 2025. Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Exhibition "Louvre Couture, Art and fashion, statement pieces" at the Louvre Museum Dresses, jewelry and other fashion accessories are set among vases, liturgical objects, armor, tapestries, furniture and rich ornaments from the Middle Ages to the Empire, from the Renaissance to the Grand Siècle of Louis XIV in Paris, France on March 6, 2025. Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Exhibition "Louvre Couture, Art and fashion, statement pieces" at the Louvre Museum Dresses, jewelry and other fashion accessories are set among vases, liturgical objects, armor, tapestries, furniture and rich ornaments from the Middle Ages to the Empire, from the Renaissance to the Grand Siècle of Louis XIV in Paris, France on March 6, 2025. Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Exhibition "Louvre Couture, Art and fashion, statement pieces" at the Louvre Museum Dresses, jewelry and other fashion accessories are set among vases, liturgical objects, armor, tapestries, furniture and rich ornaments from the Middle Ages to the Empire, from the Renaissance to the Grand Siècle of Louis XIV in Paris, France on March 6, 2025. Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Exhibition "Louvre Couture, Art and fashion, statement pieces" at the Louvre Museum Dresses, jewelry and other fashion accessories are set among vases, liturgical objects, armor, tapestries, furniture and rich ornaments from the Middle Ages to the Empire, from the Renaissance to the Grand Siècle of Louis XIV in Paris, France on March 6, 2025. Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Exhibition "Louvre Couture, Art and fashion, statement pieces" at the Louvre Museum Dresses, jewelry and other fashion accessories are set among vases, liturgical objects, armor, tapestries, furniture and rich ornaments from the Middle Ages to the Empire, from the Renaissance to the Grand Siècle of Louis XIV in Paris, France on March 6, 2025. Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Exhibition "Louvre Couture, Art and fashion, statement pieces" at the Louvre Museum Dresses, jewelry and other fashion accessories are set among vases, liturgical objects, armor, tapestries, furniture and rich ornaments from the Middle Ages to the Empire, from the Renaissance to the Grand Siècle of Louis XIV in Paris, France on March 6, 2025. Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Exhibition "Louvre Couture, Art and fashion, statement pieces" at the Louvre Museum Dresses, jewelry and other fashion accessories are set among vases, liturgical objects, armor, tapestries, furniture and rich ornaments from the Middle Ages to the Empire, from the Renaissance to the Grand Siècle of Louis XIV in Paris, France on March 6, 2025. Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Exhibition "Louvre Couture, Art and fashion, statement pieces" at the Louvre Museum Dresses, jewelry and other fashion accessories are set among vases, liturgical objects, armor, tapestries, furniture and rich ornaments from the Middle Ages to the Empire, from the Renaissance to the Grand Siècle of Louis XIV in Paris, France on March 6, 2025. Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Exhibition "Louvre Couture, Art and fashion, statement pieces" at the Louvre Museum Dresses, jewelry and other fashion accessories are set among vases, liturgical objects, armor, tapestries, furniture and rich ornaments from the Middle Ages to the Empire, from the Renaissance to the Grand Siècle of Louis XIV in Paris, France on March 6, 2025. Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Exhibition "Louvre Couture, Art and fashion, statement pieces" at the Louvre Museum Dresses, jewelry and other fashion accessories are set among vases, liturgical objects, armor, tapestries, furniture and rich ornaments from the Middle Ages to the Empire, from the Renaissance to the Grand Siècle of Louis XIV in Paris, France on March 6, 2025. Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Exhibition "Louvre Couture, Art and fashion, statement pieces" at the Louvre Museum Dresses, jewelry and other fashion accessories are set among vases, liturgical objects, armor, tapestries, furniture and rich ornaments from the Middle Ages to the Empire, from the Renaissance to the Grand Siècle of Louis XIV in Paris, France on March 6, 2025. Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Exhibition "Louvre Couture, Art and fashion, statement pieces" at the Louvre Museum Dresses, jewelry and other fashion accessories are set among vases, liturgical objects, armor, tapestries, furniture and rich ornaments from the Middle Ages to the Empire, from the Renaissance to the Grand Siècle of Louis XIV in Paris, France on March 6, 2025. Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Exhibition "Louvre Couture, Art and fashion, statement pieces" at the Louvre Museum Dresses, jewelry and other fashion accessories are set among vases, liturgical objects, armor, tapestries, furniture and rich ornaments from the Middle Ages to the Empire, from the Renaissance to the Grand Siècle of Louis XIV in Paris, France on March 6, 2025. Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Louvre Couture Exhibition - Paris

Exhibition "Louvre Couture, Art and fashion, statement pieces" at the Louvre Museum Dresses, jewelry and other fashion accessories are set among vases, liturgical objects, armor, tapestries, furniture and rich ornaments from the Middle Ages to the Empire, from the Renaissance to the Grand Siècle of Louis XIV in Paris, France on March 6, 2025. Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM