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Hameau Gardens
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The auditorium
Musée d'Art Américain, Giverny
The Foundation
American industrialist and art
collector Daniel J Terra founded
this museum in 1992 in homage
to Giverny's American artists. Like
its sibling in Chicago, it is run by
the Terra Foundation, whose aim
is to foster greater understanding
of America's cultural heritage.
Museum Gardens
In landscape architect Mark
Rudkin's design, beds are simply
planted in monochrome colour
schemes, divided by hedges.
Hameau Garden
The upper part was inspired
by the paintings of Lilla Cabot
Perry and Frederick Frieseke,
who lived in the Hameau house.
Didier Brunner's lower garden
features indigenous wild plants.
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Open Apr-Oct: 10am-12:30pm,
1:30-5pm
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Free with museum ticket
The Collection
The Terra Foundation owns
more than 700 works of American
art from 1750 to the present day,
shown in exhibitions at Giverny
and Chicago.
Maison Rose and Maison
Cannet Gardens
At the turn of the last century,
American artists lived in both
houses, and enjoyed their lush
gardens. Monet's stepdaughter,
Suzanne, and her husband,
Theodore Butler, made Maison
Cannet their home.
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Guided tour:
3:30pm Sun
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Adm charge
Giverny Paintings
Among Monet's followers,
whose paintings of Giverny are
often on display, were Theodore
Wendel, Willard Metcalf, Mary
Cassatt and Theodore Robinson,
whose
Wedding March
(1892) is
perhaps the most celebrated.
The Building
Terraced into the hillside,
with vine-clad roofs, the building
was designed by Philippe Robert
to blend with its surroundings.
Inside, there are three exhibition
galleries and a 200-seat
auditorium.
Workshops and Courses
The museum runs afternoon
workshops for children aged 4 to
12, two- to five-day workshops
for adults on various topics from
glass painting to abstract art, and
history-of-art courses.
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02 32 51 94 05
Exhibitions
Four or five
exhibitions each year
showcase works of art
owned by the Terra
Foundation, and on
loan from other
American institutions.
Concerts
From April to
October, concerts of
American music are
staged in the audi-
torium and garden.
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www.maag.org
Maison Rose and Maison
Cannet gardens
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