The Musée d'art naïf de Vicq en Île-de-France, formerly known as the International Museum of Naive Art (), was opened in 1973, located at 15, rue de la Mairie, in the village of
Vicq, 25 km from
Versailles
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at the centre of the
Yvelines
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. The museum is a
non-profit
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organisation.
The museum is housed in the former home of
Max Fourny and his wife
Françoise Adnet, the figurative painter. The paintings are from Max Fourny's own collection as well as other collections.
Owned by the village since 1997, the museum was formerly operated by the MIDAN association from 2001 to 2014, and has been closed since 2014.
See also
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Musée d'Art Naïf - Max Fourny, Paris
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Naïve art
Naïve art is usually defined as visual art that is created by a person who lacks the formal education and training that a professional artist undergoes (in anatomy, art history, technique, perspective, ways of seeing). When this aesthetic is ...
References
External links
Museum website
Art museums and galleries established in 1973
Museums in Yvelines
Art museums and galleries in Île-de-France
Naïve art
1973 establishments in France
Defunct museums in France
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