Picasso’s Chapel of War and Peace, Vallauris

Picasso’s Chapel of War and Peace, Vallauris

A former Romanesque chapel features Picasso's monumental murals, offering a powerful artistic reflection on violence and harmony in a compact space.
Picasso’s Chapel of War and Peace in Vallauris transforms a former Romanesque chapel into a site of modern reflection. In the 1950s Picasso covered the walls with two monumental compositions, War and Peace, conceived as contrasting meditations on violence and harmony. The simplicity of the building heightens the effect of the murals. It is a compact but unusually powerful artistic environment.