Conference Program

Eileen Gray, Le Corbusier, Treasures Of The French Riviera

Menton / Cap Martin / Nice, France

May 5th - 8th, 2017

Please note:

Due to the limited visitor capacity at most venues, registration must be capped at 75 members and their guests. Registration will open to non-AIA members on 10 April 2017.

Participation in this conference requires good physical condition due to strenuous walking and climbing on steep stairs and paths at many of the venues. Sturdy, comfortable walking shoes are highly recommended. Unfortunately, the Cap Moderne site is not yet accessible to physically disabled visitors.  

Friday, 5th May 2017: Jean Cocteau Museum

16:00   Registration opens at the museum entrance - 2 quai de Monléon - 06500 Menton 

18:00   Guided tour of the museum designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti and the museum’s permanent collection

19:00   Welcome by Jean-Claude Guibal, Deputy Mayor of Menton.  Opening reception and sponsor presentation by Dip-Tech / Saint-Gobain

20:30   Dinner on your own

Free entry to the museum during the afternoon of 5 May for those who would like to spend extra time to visit the rich collection of Cocteau’s work. The reception desk will have a list of all conference attendees

Saturday, 6th May: Cap Moderne   (LU's TBA)

8:30     Buses depart from Hotel Victoria - 7 Promenade du Cap, 06190 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, andHotel Napoléon - 29 Porte de France, 06500 Menton

9:00     Registration in the Hangar Visitors’ Center - 16 Avenue le Corbusier, 06190 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin

9:15     Welcome by Patrick Cesari, Mayor of Roquebrune-Cap-Martin  

9:30     Tim Benton, Professor of Art History at the Open University: The History of Cap Moderne

10:30   Coffee break - in the Hangar

11:00   Claudia Devaux, Architect: Restauration of the Eileen Gray and Le Corbusier Heritage

GROUP 1 (those attending the Chapter business meeting)

12:15   Gray Matters, the story of Eileen Gray - documentary by Marco Antonio Orsini - in the Hangar

14:00   Lunch and Chapter business meeting - in the Hangar 

16:00   Guided tour of the Cap Moderne site – meet at the Hangar entrance 

GROUP 2 (those not attending the Chapter business meeting)

12:15   Lunch at the seaside bistro overlooking the Cap Moderne

14:00   Guided tour of the Cap Moderne site - meet at the Hangar entrance

16:00   Gray Matters, the story of Eileen Gray - documentary by Marco Antonio Orsini - in the Hangar

GROUP 3 (those not attending the Chapter business meeting)

12:15   Guided tour of the Cap Moderne site - meet at the Hangar entrance

14:00   Lunch at the seaside bistro overlooking the Cap Moderne

16:00   Gray Matters, the story of Eileen Gray - documentary by Marco Antonio Orsini - in the Hangar

18:00  Cocktail reception on the Cap Moderne seafront terrace

19:30   First bus departs from the Hangar – return to Victoria and Napoléon Hotels (dinner on your own)

Sunday, 7th May The extraordinary gardens of Menton and the Italian Riviera (LU's TBA)

9:00     Buses depart from Hotel Victoria and Hotel Napoléon

9:30     Guided tour of Val Rahmeh Botanical Garden - Avenue Saint-Jacques, 06500 Menton

10:45   Transfer by bus to Hanbury Gardens - 43 Corso Montecarlo, 18039 Ventimaglia, Italy

11:00   Guided tour of Hanbury Gardens

12:00   Lunch at Hanbury Seaside Café

13:30   Louisa Jones, Scholar: Gardens of the Mediterranean Region--presentation at Hanbury Palazzo (15 minute walk from lunch venue)

14:30   Continuation of visit of Hanbury Gardens

16:00   Bus transfer to Serre de la Madone - 74 Route de Gorbio, 06500 Menton

16:30   Guided tour of the Serre de la Madone Gardens designed by architect Laurence Johnston

19:00   Aperitif and sketch exhibition and jury at the Serre de la Madone Greenhouse

20:30  Gala dinner at Serre de la Madone Villa--Keynote speaker: Michael Likierman, President of the Cap Moderne Association 

23:00   Buses depart: return to Hotel Victoria and Hotel Napoléon

Monday, 8th May Fondation Maeght and Matisse Chapel (LU's TBA)

9:00     Buses depart from Hotel Victoria and Hotel Napoléon

10:30   Fondation Maeght - 623 Chemin des Gardettes, 06570 Saint-Paul-de-Vence,

Guided tour of the building designed by architect Josep Louís Sert, art collection and gardens

12:00   Aperitif and lunch at Café F, Fondation Maeght

13:30   Bus transfer to the Matisse Chapel - 466 Avenue Henri Matisse, 06141 Vence

14:00   Guided tour of the Matisse Chapel by Francis Ferrero

15:00   Bus transfer to Nice Côte d'Azur airport

16:00   End of program: arrival at Nice airport or, alternatively, 17:00 at Menton hotels

 

TOTAL LU’S for event:

LU’S for this conference: 16-17 including 4-6 HSW LUs (preliminary estimate, to be confirmed). AIA Europe reserves the right to make minor changes in the final program due to circumstances beyond its control.

 

Conference Organizing Committee: 

  • Ray Spano, AIA (Chair)
  • Claudia Devaux
  • David Devaux, Int'l Assoc. AIA
  • Isabel Meinecke, Int'l Assoc. AIA
 

Questions

Registration opens in February 1st, 2017. 

The language of the conference is english. 

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Please direct questions to Ray Spano, AIA : ray.spano@yahoo.com