KREOL WEST INDIES

This space for promoting the arts and heritage is a major point of interest for cultural tourism. This innovative historical exhibition concept acts as a time machine, combining contemporary art and heritage objects over 450^m2. The original scenography reconstructs each prehistoric and historical period in chronological strata: "Pre-Columbian Civilizations", "Freebooters and Piracy", "Early Colonization", "Creole Interiors from the ^18th to the ^20th Century" and "The 1940s". This recently enriched permanent exhibition, entitled "4,000 Years of History", features a large collection of West Indian furniture in a Creole villa set in a tropical garden. All mixed with contemporary works of art by renowned West Indian and international artists. Félie-Line Lucol, Thierry Alet, François Piquet, Jean-Marc Hunt, Bénito, Yeswoo and more than 50 artists from around the world are united around 350 works in the 2,000^m2 landscaped park, which hosts sculptures and installations. The site has recently been extended to include temporary exhibitions that change every month, as well as an artistic residency. The artists featured are local and international painters and sculptors.

An eco-citizen boutique also sells beach wear, local produce, and bags and accessories made from sail and recycled materials. It promotes the Terre d'Azur humanitarian medical association, whose products it sells.