Female Artists of Mougins Museum

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Female Artists of Mougins Museum
Femmes Artistes Musée Mougins
In front of the FAMM museum (Female artists of Mougins Museum) Credit FAMM.jpg
The front of the Female Artists of the Mougins Museum
Female Artists of Mougins Museum
EstablishedJune 2024 [1]
Location32, rue Commandeur / 06250 Mougins, France
Type Private art museum
FounderChristian Levett [1]
DirectorLeisa Paoli [1] [2]
Website Official site

The Female Artists of Mougins Museum [note 1] (FAMM) is a private art museum located in Mougins, Provence, France, near Cannes. Dedicated exclusively to female artists, it showcases a collection of over 100 artworks by approximately 80 artists from across the globe. The collection spans major artistic movements, from Impressionism to Contemporary art.

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The museum was founded by Christian Levett at the former grounds of the Mougins Museum of Classical Art in June 2024. [4] [5]

History

The transformation of the Mougins Museum of Classical Art into FAMM in 2023 was largely driven by its founder, Christian Levett. A former British investment manager, Levett developed the original museum in 2011 to juxtapose classical artifacts with modern art, [6] but moved to a female-oriented collection due to the significantly lower cost of acquiring female-created art and the unprofitability of the previous museum. [7] Levett noted in an interview that the previous museum was very unprofitable, and that he hoped the new female-focused museum would be more popular and appreciate the value of his own personal collection. [7]

Inspired by installations such as the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., [2] FAMM's mission is to celebrate the contributions of female artists in the "birth of modern art," according to Levett. [4]

Artists and exhibitions

Berthe Morisot's Jeune fille etendue was exhibited at the FAMM in 2024. Berthe Morisot, Jeune fille etendue, 1893.jpg
Berthe Morisot's Jeune fille étendue was exhibited at the FAMM in 2024.

FAMM's collection spans a range of artistic movements, which are organized by into sections. Overall the pieces cover a timeframe between 1870 and the present day. [4]

The ground floor showcases Impressionist works by Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt, and Eva Gonzalès, among others. While their work was exhibited in their time, they have become largely unknown. [1]

Also featured are Surrealist works by Aube Elléouët  [ fr ], [1] Frida Kahlo, Leonor Fini, and Leonora Carrington. [8] Founder Christian Levett has remarked that he believes Surrealist art by women of the period to be "equivalent, if not better than the men." [5]

Elsewhere, the museum includes pieces of the Abstract expressionism movement, such as those by Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell, and Helen Frankenthaler. [8]

The museum also displays sculptures by Louise Bourgeois [6] and Marina Abramović. [8] Contemporary artists such as Tracey Emin, Sarah Lucas, and Jenny Saville are part of the evolving collection. [9]

Reception

Near the time of its opening, FAMM received widespread media attention from several publications, including Le Parisien , [6] The Times , [5] and Harper's Bazaar . [8]

Notes

  1. ↑ Sometimes written as the "Female Artists of the Mougins Museum" by official material in English. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Imbert, Estelle (17 December 2024). "FAMM: A museum that honours female artists". Monaco Tribune. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 Dolle, Coco (28 June 2024). "The FAMM museum opens its doors to the public in Mougins". L'Officiel (in French). Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "The Museum". Female Artists of Mougins Museum. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Lack, Jessica (5 July 2024). "Christian Levett on creating Femmes Artistes du Musée de Mougins (FAMM): 'I needed the collection to tell a story, and that story is the birth of modern art'". Christies. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 Sage, Adam (28 June 2024). "'Female art was a bargain — I created a gallery for the price of one male artist'". The Times. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 Rousseau, Valentine (21 June 2024). "Famm à Mougins : le premier musée de France consacré aux femmes artistes ouvre ses portes" (in French). Le Parisien. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  7. 1 2 Ruiz, Cristina (22 June 2024). "Collector Christian Levett on opening a museum devoted to female artists". Financial Times. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Regent, Mathilde (21 June 2024). "Women artists at the heart of the first museum dedicated to them". Harpers Bazaar. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  9. ↑ Metais, Aline (21 June 2024). "FAMM, this new museum exclusively exhibits works by female artists in Mougins". France 3. Retrieved 27 January 2025.

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