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URL:https://nlocale.fr/en/evenements/villers-cotterets-2026-09-12-3900ae58/
SUMMARY:Exposition temporaire - Marie Nicolas, artiste cotterézienne
DESCRIPTION:The exhibition on Marie Nicolas, a painter born in Villers-Cotterêts, is on at the Musée Alexandre Dumas until 13 December 2026 during museum opening hours, with full-price admission at 4.20 €.\nLet me take you to the Musée Alexandre Dumas in Villers-Cotterêts to meet a local artist history has somewhat overlooked: Marie Nicolas.\n\nBorn on 25 July 1845, she spent her early years in Villers-Cotterêts before moving to Paris with her parents, where she studied under the painter Charles Chaplin. She painted mainly portraits of women and children and showed her work regularly at the Salon. Her academic style earned her awards and commissions from the French state.\n\nWhat I love is how the story continues. When she heard that a museum was being created in her home town, she wanted to be one of its first donors. As a result, the museum now holds fifty-four of her works, and a selection is on show in this exhibition.\n\nYour ticket covers both the permanent collection and the temporary exhibition. The museum is open every day from 14:00 to 17:00 and on Sundays from 14:00 to 18:00, except Mondays, the last Sunday of the month and public holidays. The exhibition is open to all visitors aged 12 and over. The permanent galleries are accessible in a wheel-chair, while the temporary exhibition is reached by six steps.\nVenue: Musée Alexandre Dumas, 24 rue Demoustier, Villers-Cotterêts. Until 13 December 2026. Daily 14:00 to 17:00, Sundays 14:00 to 18:00, closed Mondays, the last Sunday of the month and public holidays. Full price 4.20 €, reduced 3.45 €, free for under 18s and on the first Sunday of the month. Ages 12 and over. Information: 03 23 96 23 30.\nI will ask the same question as the museum: who still knows Marie Nicolas today? I admit I knew very little about her before this exhibition. One small warning: the temporary exhibition is reached by six steps, which is still far gentler than climbing the ladder of the Paris Salon as she did.\nMarie Nicolas exhibition, Villers-Cotterêts Dumas museum\nExposition temporaire - Marie Nicolas: 19th-century portraits at the Musée Alexandre Dumas, Villers-Cotterêts, Aisne, until 13 December 2026.\nHow long is the Marie Nicolas exhibition on?\nIt runs until Sunday 13 December 2026 at the Musée Alexandre Dumas.\nHow much is admission?\nFull price is 4.20 € and reduced price 3.45 €. Admission is free for under 18s and on the first Sunday of the month.\nWhat are the museum's opening hours?\nDaily from 14:00 to 17:00 and on Sundays from 14:00 to 18:00, except Mondays, the last Sunday of the month and public holidays.\nCan the exhibition be visited in a wheel-chair?\nThe permanent galleries are accessible in a wheel-chair, but the temporary exhibition is reached by six steps.
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