The Musée Géo-Charles is a museum located in

Échirolles Échirolles (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Isère Departments of France, department, southeastern France. Part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration), it is the second-largest suburb of the city of Grenoble, which is immediately ...

, near

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Origin

The museum is home to some of the personal collection of the poet

Géo-Charles Géo-Charles real name Charles Louis Proper Guyot (March 22, 1892 – July 7, 1963) was a French poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet ma ...

. It was established by the city of Échirolles in 1982, and was installed in an old mansion that belonged to the Société de la Viscose. Since March 1, 2021, the Musée Géo-Charles has joined the TRACé (Territoire Ressources, Arts et Culture Échirolles), an EPA which also administers the Viscose Museum and the Graphic Design Center, both located in Échirolles.

Collection

The museum houses the collections and archives received as a gift from Lucienne Géo-Charles, from the personal collection of her husband. These collections particularly show the works of the first half of the 20th century, the

School of Paris The School of Paris (, ) refers to the French and émigré artists who worked in Paris in the first half of the 20th century. The School of Paris was not a single art movement or institution, but refers to the importance of Paris as a centre o ...

. There are paintings, sculptures, prints of artists who were close to Géo-Charles, including

André Derain André Derain (, ; 10 June 1880 – 8 September 1954) was a French artist, painter, sculptor and co-founder of Fauvism with Henri Matisse. In 2025, all of Derain’s work entered the public domain in the United States. Life and career Early ...

, Delaunay,

Fernand Léger Joseph Fernand Henri Léger (; February 4, 1881 – August 17, 1955) was a French painting, painter, sculpture, sculptor, and film director, filmmaker. In his early works he created a personal form of cubism (known as "tubism") which he gradually ...

and

Frans Masereel Frans Masereel (31 July 1889 – 3 January 1972) was a Belgium, Belgian painter and graphic artist who worked mainly in France. He is known especially for his woodcuts which focused on political and social issues, such as war and capitalism. He ...

. Most of the works presented are related to sports as subjects of art. There are often temporary exhibitions. Several developments of the museum are planned.Programme Musée Géo-Charle
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