Princess Kako paints pottery

Princess Kako paints pottery

Japanese Princess Kako paints Shigaraki pottery at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, on Oct. 26, 2025. Shigaraki pottery has been traditionally produced in the western Japan prefecture.

Princess Kako paints pottery

Princess Kako paints pottery

Japanese Princess Kako paints Shigaraki pottery at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, on Oct. 26, 2025. Shigaraki pottery has been traditionally produced in the western Japan prefecture.

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 - Puy-de-Dome

Illustration - Puy-de-Dome

FRANCE. AUVERGNE. PUY-DE-DOME (63). CLERMONT-FERRAND. GALLIC ARTEFACTS AND POTTERY AT THE GERGOVIE MUSEUM. Photo by Luc Olivier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Guidong Pottery Making - China

Guidong Pottery Making - China

Fang Liangsheng, a pottery artisan, makes a piece of pottery in Pule Town, Guidong County, central China's Hunan Province, June 17, 2025. Pule Town boasts a rich history of pottery production. Artisans in the town follow the traditional clay pottery production technique and develop a series of new products, bringing new vitality to the crafts. Photo by Lan Hongguang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Guidong Pottery Making - China

Guidong Pottery Making - China

A pottery maker makes a piece of pottery in Pule Town, Guidong County, central China's Hunan Province, June 17, 2025. Pule Town boasts a rich history of pottery production. Artisans in the town follow the traditional clay pottery production technique and develop a series of new products, bringing new vitality to the crafts. Photo by Guo Liliang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Guidong Pottery Making - China

Guidong Pottery Making - China

Deng Zhaochai, a pottery artisan, makes a piece of pottery in Pule Town, Guidong County, central China's Hunan Province, June 17, 2025. Pule Town boasts a rich history of pottery production. Artisans in the town follow the traditional clay pottery production technique and develop a series of new products, bringing new vitality to the crafts. Photo by Lan Hongguang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Guidong Pottery Making - China

Guidong Pottery Making - China

Deng Zhaochai, a pottery artisan, makes a piece of pottery in Pule Town, Guidong County, central China's Hunan Province, June 17, 2025. Pule Town boasts a rich history of pottery production. Artisans in the town follow the traditional clay pottery production technique and develop a series of new products, bringing new vitality to the crafts. Photo by Lan Hongguang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Guidong Pottery Making - China

Guidong Pottery Making - China

Deng Zhaochai, a pottery artisan, makes a piece of pottery in Pule Town, Guidong County, central China's Hunan Province, June 17, 2025. Pule Town boasts a rich history of pottery production. Artisans in the town follow the traditional clay pottery production technique and develop a series of new products, bringing new vitality to the crafts. Photo by Lan Hongguang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Guidong Pottery Making - China

Guidong Pottery Making - China

Fang Liangsheng, a pottery artisan, makes a piece of pottery in Pule Town, Guidong County, central China's Hunan Province, June 17, 2025. Pule Town boasts a rich history of pottery production. Artisans in the town follow the traditional clay pottery production technique and develop a series of new products, bringing new vitality to the crafts. Photo by Lan Hongguang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Guidong Pottery Making - China

Guidong Pottery Making - China

Fang Jianfei, a pottery artisan, makes a piece of pottery in Pule Town, Guidong County, central China's Hunan Province, June 17, 2025. Pule Town boasts a rich history of pottery production. Artisans in the town follow the traditional clay pottery production technique and develop a series of new products, bringing new vitality to the crafts. Photo by Guo Liliang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Guidong Pottery Making - China

Guidong Pottery Making - China

Fang Liangsheng, a pottery artisan, makes a piece of pottery in Pule Town, Guidong County, central China's Hunan Province, June 17, 2025. Pule Town boasts a rich history of pottery production. Artisans in the town follow the traditional clay pottery production technique and develop a series of new products, bringing new vitality to the crafts. Photo by Lan Hongguang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Guidong Pottery Making - China

Guidong Pottery Making - China

Fang Jianfei, a pottery artisan, carries a piece of pottery in Pule Town, Guidong County, central China's Hunan Province, June 17, 2025. Pule Town boasts a rich history of pottery production. Artisans in the town follow the traditional clay pottery production technique and develop a series of new products, bringing new vitality to the crafts. Photo by Guo Liliang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Guidong Pottery Making - China

Guidong Pottery Making - China

Fang Liangsheng, a pottery artisan, makes a piece of pottery in Pule Town, Guidong County, central China's Hunan Province, June 17, 2025. Pule Town boasts a rich history of pottery production. Artisans in the town follow the traditional clay pottery production technique and develop a series of new products, bringing new vitality to the crafts. Photo by Lan Hongguang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Guidong Pottery Making - China

Guidong Pottery Making - China

Fang Liangsheng, a pottery artisan, makes a piece of pottery in Pule Town, Guidong County, central China's Hunan Province, June 17, 2025. Pule Town boasts a rich history of pottery production. Artisans in the town follow the traditional clay pottery production technique and develop a series of new products, bringing new vitality to the crafts. Photo by Lan Hongguang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Guidong Pottery Making - China

Guidong Pottery Making - China

Fang Liangsheng, a pottery artisan, makes a piece of pottery in Pule Town, Guidong County, central China's Hunan Province, June 17, 2025. Pule Town boasts a rich history of pottery production. Artisans in the town follow the traditional clay pottery production technique and develop a series of new products, bringing new vitality to the crafts. Photo by Lan Hongguang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Guidong Pottery Making - China

Guidong Pottery Making - China

Fang Jianfei, a pottery artisan, makes a piece of pottery in Pule Town, Guidong County, central China's Hunan Province, June 17, 2025. Pule Town boasts a rich history of pottery production. Artisans in the town follow the traditional clay pottery production technique and develop a series of new products, bringing new vitality to the crafts. Photo by Guo Liliang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Guidong Pottery Making - China

Guidong Pottery Making - China

Fang Liangsheng, a pottery artisan, makes a piece of pottery in Pule Town, Guidong County, central China's Hunan Province, June 17, 2025. Pule Town boasts a rich history of pottery production. Artisans in the town follow the traditional clay pottery production technique and develop a series of new products, bringing new vitality to the crafts. Photo by Lan Hongguang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hyderabad Potter at Work - Pakistan

Hyderabad Potter at Work - Pakistan

A potter gives the final touches to his pottery work at his workshop in Hyderabad, Pakistan on June 15, 2025. Photo by Jan Ali Laghari/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Not Freres Pottery - Mas Saintes Puelles

The Not Freres Pottery - Mas Saintes Puelles

The Not Frères pottery perpetuates the tradition of the ancestral and artisanal craft of pottery. Located on the banks of the Canal du Midi since 1947, the Not pottery (a Living Heritage Company label) has been working with clay from the Southwest. The terracotta pottery is handmade: cassoles, cassoulet dishes in Mas Saintes Puelles, Aude, France on April 13, 2025. Photo By Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Not Freres Pottery - Mas Saintes Puelles

The Not Freres Pottery - Mas Saintes Puelles

The Not Frères pottery perpetuates the tradition of the ancestral and artisanal craft of pottery. Located on the banks of the Canal du Midi since 1947, the Not pottery (a Living Heritage Company label) has been working with clay from the Southwest. The terracotta pottery is handmade: cassoles, cassoulet dishes in Mas Saintes Puelles, Aude, France on April 13, 2025. Photo By Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Not Freres Pottery - Mas Saintes Puelles

The Not Freres Pottery - Mas Saintes Puelles

The Not Frères pottery perpetuates the tradition of the ancestral and artisanal craft of pottery. Located on the banks of the Canal du Midi since 1947, the Not pottery (a Living Heritage Company label) has been working with clay from the Southwest. The terracotta pottery is handmade: cassoles, cassoulet dishes in Mas Saintes Puelles, Aude, France on April 13, 2025. Photo By Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM