Events and exhibitions

The Dora Maar Cultural Center provides year-long cultural programming at the historic Hotel de Tingry. This year’s events include:

• June 1st, 2024 : Jazz concert with Aurore Voilqué Trio
• June 14th, 2024: Opening reception of “Fantômes” exhibition
• June 15th-November 24th 2024: “Fantômes” exhibition featuring works by American artist, Joseph Havel. Known for his exploration of daily life, Havel seizes and transforms banal objects to reflect upon the construction of identity. For this exhibition titled Fantômes at the Hotel Tingry, Havel explores how one remembers, categorizes, records, and at times neglects or rejects, histories and cultures.
• July 16th, 2024 : roundtable conference by the Beckett Festival with experts about the playwright Samuel Beckett, followed by a film screening
• September 21st: Jazz concert with Wakan Trio

THE DORÉE SOCIETY

The Dorée Society is an exclusive opportunity for core supporters of the Dora Maar Cultural Center to advance its mission by enriching the collective spirit of these historic properties, to live alongside artists in residency in the exquisite village of Ménerbes, and to experience the cultural enrichment, inspiration, and respite for the soul that Mrs. Negley found when she lived here. 

NANCY NEGLEY Story

Nancy Brown Negley lived a life of passion and commitment, touching many with her generosity and open spirit. The eldest daughter of George R. Brown, she grew up in Houston, Texas. She inherited from her father and her uncle Herman Brown their vision and daring to build and create. From her mother Alice Brown, Nancy inherited a passion for historic preservation and the arts.

Her personal practice as a painter gave her empathy for other artists, whom she supported both individually and through institutions. Many individual creative people were helped by her at a crucial moment in their careers, and the world we live in is richer in immeasurable ways. 

When she could no longer travel to France, she wanted to cement her life’s mission to nurture the creative spirit. She donated her own home Hotel de Tingry and the Dora Maar House to a non-profit foundation which continues her life’s work.