In 1973, Léonard Gianadda had planned to build an apartment high-rise on a lot in Martigny. During the excavations, a Roman temple was found in June 1976. When in July 1976 his brother Pierre Gianadda died in a plane crash, Léonard decided to transform the apartment complex into a foundation. Fondation Pierre Gianadda was inaugurated in 1978. Léonard Gianadda died on December 3rd 2023 at age 88.
Fondation Pierre Gianadda - facade
main exhibition hall
main exhibition hall with Roman temple ruins
A large sculpture park is located behind the main exhibition building.
The sculpture Marie was created by Aristide Maillol in 1931
"Tête" by Joan Miró (1974-1985) and "L’Eau ou Grande Laveuse accroupie" by Pierre-Auguste Renoir et Richard Guino (1917)
The side of the Szafran pavilion features the monumental ceramic mural "L'escalier", created by Sam Szafran and Joan Gardy Artigas in 2005.
"L'escalier", Sam Szafran, 2005
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