Located in the Mazarin district, just a few steps from the Cours Mirabeau, Caumont-Centre d'Art has a paved Cour d’Honneur and over 1,000 m² of private gardens. The mansion’s rooms, with their refined décor, recreates the atmosphere and aesthetic characteristics of the 18th century.
The visit of the private mansion immerses you in the refined atmosphere of this exceptional venue, from the cour d'honneur to the gardens, passing through the historic rooms. The carefully furnished and decorated rooms reveal daily life at the time of Pauline, marquise de Caumont, one of the most famous owners of the mansion in the 18th century. The private gardens of the mansion, fully refurbished in the spirit of the site, offer over 1000 m² of peaceful space decorated with fountains, flowerbeds bordered by boxwood, and large vases of flowers.
Open to all forms of art, Caumont-Centre d'Art holds major temporary exhibitions dedicated to the great masters of history of art, from ancient times to the present day.
After visiting the mansion, discover the exhibition "Steve McCurry, Regards" which brings together the 80 most emblematic works by the celebrated contemporary American photographer, as well as recent images never before exhibited in France.
The exhibition spans almost 40 years of the photographer's career, and illustrates his many travels from India to Japan, via Pakistan and South-East Asia. The famous photograph of Sharbat Gula, the young Afghan woman photographed in 1984 in a refugee camp in Peshawar in Pakistan, has become an icon of world photography. Between ancestral and contemporary cultures, the photographer's images immortalise portraits and landscapes and landscapes of both documentary and artistic value.