This closure follows the decision by the City of Chevreuse not to renew the agreement granting the Les Amis du Musée GRATALOUP association use of the Prieuré Saint-Saturnin.

This press area brings together resources for journalists and the media to understand this decision, look back on five years of the Museum’s activity, and discover the new perspectives now opening up for GRATALOUP’s work.

Toile de GRATALOUP créee en 2007: l'Esprit de l'Air. Dimensions : 130 x 195 cm

PRESS AREA

After five years of activity and nearly 10,000 visitors, the Musée GRATALOUP will welcome its final visitors on November 11, 2026.

Musée GRATALOUP — CLOSING ON NOVEMBER 11, 2026

PRESS KIT

Musée GRATALOUP

A story comes to an end,

an artistic legacy continues

The press kit presents the circumstances surrounding the closure, a review of five years of activity, the forty-year history linking GRATALOUP to Chevreuse, and the new chapter being developed by the association.

Download the Press Kit

QUESTIONS / ANSWERS

Answers to

journalists’ main questions

Why is the Museum closing? Why will the association not apply to the new call for projects? Is legal action being considered? What will happen to the stained-glass windows? What does the future hold for GRATALOUP’s work?

Read the Questions / Answers

PRESS CONTACT

Milena Cheynet de Beaupré
Founder of the Musée GRATALOUP
President of the association
Les Amis du Musée GRATALOUP

For interview requests, press visits, further information or high-resolution images:

contact@museegrataloup.fr
+33 (0)6 45 82 43 52

High-resolution images available upon request.

GRATALOUP
&
Chevreuse

40 years of artistic history

An illustrated timeline retraces the ties between GRATALOUP and Chevreuse, from the artist’s arrival in the town in 1986 to the final season of the Musée GRATALOUP in 2026.