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The team and the Board of Fondation Toms Pauli wish you an excellent 2026 and invite you to discover the works from its two collections, presented in three exhibitions.
The Fondation Toms Pauli is preparing a major event dedicated to one of the key figures of the twentieth-century tapestry revival: Jean Lurçat (1892-1966). Scheduled for 2028 at the Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne, this new exhibition will shed light on an aspect of his career still largely unexplored: the special links that Lurçat maintained with Switzerland.
Through a large body of work mainly from Swiss collections, the public will be able to discover Lurçat's decisive commitment to the recognition and promotion of tapestry art, and his major role in the creation and influence of the Lausanne Biennials, which contributed to shape the history of this art, as well as his rich collaborations with publishers and gallery owners, including Alice and Pierre Pauli and Pierre Cailler.
This exhibition will invite the public to dive into the world of an artist whose legacy continues to influence our view of contemporary textile creation. See you in 2028 to rediscover Jean Lurçat in a new light!
What is beauty? To explore this question, the Clermont-Ferrand Textile Biennial is inaugurating its flagship exhibition, Beauté(s), in a few days. This exhibition, both critical and sensitive, combines classical masterpieces, ethnographic objects and contemporary art. The Foundation associates itself with enthusiasm with this unprecedented event by lending one of the jewels of its collection: the emblematic Red Abakan III by the Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz.
Une nouvelle tapisserie dans le parcours permanent du MCBA
Après avoir été exposé pendant près d'une année dans le parcours permanent du Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne, Le Concert laisse place à un autre trésor des collections de la Fondation Toms Pauli : une tapisserie bruxelloise du XVIIe siècle représentant Vespasien et Titus acclamés.
La Fondation Toms Pauli conserve cinq tapisseries de l’histoire de Titus et Vespasien dont deux, L’Assaut d’une ville et Le Triomphe de Titus et Vespasien, sont actuellement présentées dans l’exposition Tisser son Temps au mudac. Ainsi, l'accrochage de Vespasien et Titus acclamés témoigne de la collaboration entre les institutions de Plateforme 10 et de leur désir d'offrir aux visiteurs une programmation de qualité. N'hésitez pas à venir découvrir ou redécouvrir cette tapisserie d'exception !