Henri Matisse – Chemin de Croix
Exhibition
From 01 October 2025 to 19 January 2026
From 01/10/2025 to 19/01/2026
Opening hours on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday between 10 am and 5 pm.
The Matisse Museum and the Baltimore Museum of Art are co-organizing an exhibition dedicated to the Stations of the Cross created by Henri Matisse from 1948 to 1951 for the Rosary Chapel in Vence.
This exhibition, which will take place in two stages - in Nice and Baltimore - aims to explore the genesis of this unique mural work and to improve our understanding of it. While the existing literature on the Rosary Chapel is relatively substantial, few scientific studies focus on its Stations of the Cross. This is understandable, since Matisse conceived his chapel as a total work of art, as a whole from which nothing can be understood separately. However, it is surprising that many pages have been devoted to the stained glass windows, and very few to this imposing ceramic panel.
Two sets of drawings form the core of this exhibition - those from the Musée Matisse in Nice and those from the collection of the Rosary Chapel - to which will be added a large number of sketches as well as photographs documenting the evolution of the project from the first drafts to its final realization.
