françois morellet Centenary 1926 – 2026
On the occasion of the centenary of François Morellet’s birth, numerous institutions are coming together to pay tribute to one of the major figures of contemporary art, on the initiative of the Estate Morellet and of the Centre Pompidou
Featured in France’s greatest public collections as well as numerous foreign museums, Morellet has also made a lasting impact on public spaces with more than a hundred works visible in our cities—on building facades, in gardens, train stations, and public squares. Thanks to his freedom and humor with mixed with the vocabulary of geometric abstraction, he was able to create a lively dialogue between art, architecture, and the public. Echoing the retrospective “François Morellet. 100 pour cent,” presented at the Centre Pompidou-Metz, a vast national program has been initiated by the Estate Morellet, the Centre Pompidou, the Mennour gallery which represents the artist and in collaboration with numerous partner institutions.
This large-scale project is being rolled out across France through new exhibitions, rediscoveries of works in collections and public spaces, as well as a series of meetings, conferences, and an international symposium. The aim is to reexamine Morellet’s legacy, his place in art history, his relationship to heritage and architecture, and the influence he continues to exert on contemporary artists.
CENTRE Pompidou-Metz
metz
April 3 – September 28, 2026
Mennour
Paris
April 9 – May 30, 2026
Mennour
Paris
April 9 – May 30, 2026
CHATEAU DE
Montsoreau
April 11, 2026 – January 4, 2027
Musée d’Art et d’Histoire
Cholet
April 30, 2026
Musée d’arts
NANTES
April 30 – September 21, 2026
Grand Palais
Paris
May 4 – December 1, 2026
Musée des Beaux-Arts
Rennes
May 5 – August 31, 2026
Frac des Pays de la Loire, hellcity
Clisson
May – September, 2026
Espace de l’Art Concret
Mouans-Sartoux
June 5 – November 22,
2026
chateau DE
Versailles
June 30 – November 1,
2026
Musée d’Art et d’Histoire
Cholet
September 19, 2026 – February 28, 2027
[MAC] musée d’art contemporain
Marseille
September 19, 2026 – September 27, 2027
École Nationale
SUPérieure d’art de
Bourges
September 19, 2026
Musée des Beaux-Arts
Caen
September 19 – December, 2026
Musée des Beaux-Arts
Angers
September – December, 2026
Galerie de l’Hôtel de Ville
Chinon
October 3 – December 6, 2026
Villa Médicis
Rome
October 8, 2026 – January 15, 2027
Musée de
Grenoble
October 9, 2026 – January 17, 2027
Cité de l’architecture et du Patrimoine
Paris
October 16, 2026 – January 3, 2027
MAC VAL
Vitry-sur-Seine
November 12, 2026 – February 7
Musée national Fernand Léger
Biot
November 21, 2026 – April 26, 2027
Musée du Louvre
Paris
December, 2026
Centre Pompidou Francilien – fabrique de l’art
Massy
Spring, 2027
