The departmentally-owned Maurice Denis museum in Saint-Germain-en-Laye

Sit in one hectare of garden, the departmentally owned Maurice Denis museums is housed in the former home of Maurice Denis (1870 - 1943), painter and theoretician of the Nabi group, who called it "Le Prieuré", the Priory. This Imposing edifice, built in the XVIIth century at the instigation of Mme de Montespan as a royal general hospital and now a listed building, has since 1980 been home to a museum devoted to symbolist and nabi art, an innovative movement from the end of the XIXth an beginning of the XXth centuries.
Rising in tiers of the hillside, the garden has range of different landscapes and a varied botanical trail. Around the museum, the uppermost tier, with sculptures by Antoine Bourdelle, consists of a shaded courtyard and a long terrace lined with ancient limes and yews. From there, the visitor reaches the rose garden and a vast open-air theatre bordered by tall tress. Below are the former orchard and the kitchen garden with its fountain and ornemental pond.

A visit to this garden helps explain the work of a painter inspired by nature and it also hosts artists' workshops, open-air concerts and other events.

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Conférence

Classe

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Banquet

Cocktail

Guest facilities

Groups welcome
Group from 10 pers.up to 25 pers.

Activities

On the premises :
Temporary exhibition, Theme activities, Cultural events, Conferences, Workshops for children, Workshops for adults

Facilities

On the premises :
Bookshop, Left luggage

Equipment

On the premises :
Library, Shops