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in 2011, both museums' collections have been merged. The collection of Wunderman was collected, purchased and curated for Mr. Wunderman by his Executive Director Chevalier Tony Clark of the Severin Wunderman Museum. The Bastion museum hosts sections of musée Jean Cocteau collection Severin
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pieces, all colorful works from Cocteau's Mediterranean period (1950–1963). It was later expanded through purchases and donations by Cocteau's legatee Édouard Dermit and artist Irène Lagut. Notable works include the
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can still be seen in what used to be the kitchen. Access from land was made via a wooden walkway and steps through a doorway on the upper level, above which the Grimaldi crest carved in the stone
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After Menton seceded from Monaco in 1848, the fort was used as a salt storehouse. When the harbor was built in the late 19th century, the Bastion was integrated into the
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The original collection was made up of 102 pieces selected by Jean Cocteau specifically for this museum, including 70 drawings, 2 paintings, 3
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The fort housed a brick-vaulted guardroom and a kitchen on the upper floor and a
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to defend Menton from seaward attacks. Construction was completed in 1636.
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A new exhibition of Cocteau's work is installed in the Bastion every year.
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The Bastion Museum opened in 1966, three years after Cocteau's death.
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tapestry and sketches for the decor of the Menton wedding hall.
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of France. The Bastion was built in the 17th century by
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Jean Cocteau
Menton
French Riviera
Alpes-Maritimes
department
Honoré II, Prince of Monaco
Honoré II
Grimaldi
Prince
Monaco
islet
gunpowder magazine
oven
lintel
mole
lighthouse
World War II
bastion
blockhouse
Mentonasc dialect
lithographs
tapestries
ceramic
musée Jean Cocteau collection Severin Wunderman
Musée Jean Cocteau collection Severin Wunderman
French Riviera
ISBN
978-1-906261-80-1
Provence and the CĂ´te d'Azur

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