MUSÉE CHRISTIAN DIOR CHRISTIAN DIOR-MUSEUM
Villa « Les Rhumbs »
Rue d’ Estouteville – 50400 Granville
Tel. +33 2 33 61 48 21 – Fax +33 2 33 61 99 15
museechristiandior@wanadoo.fr

From May 13 to September 26
New temporary exhibition “Le Grand Bal Dior”.
The Christian Dior museum, the famous fashion designer’s childhood villa, is a landmark that evokes the ambiance and lifestyle of the early 20th century. The theme of the summer 2010 exhibition, the museum’s annual public showing, will be “Le Grand Bal Dior”. This event will present the main balls and galas of the twentieth century that gave Christian Dior inspiration for his extraordinary creations starting in 1947: dresses, accessories, perfumes. The fashion designer himself, in costume dress, participated in several memorable balls, and particularly the legendary ball thrown by Charles de Beistegui in Venice in 1951, the 18th century masked costume ball at the Palazzo Labia, often called the “party of the century”.

«LE GRAND BAL DIOR»
Through a selection of costumes, decorations, original texts, manuscripts, film and musical extracts evoking these balls, the exhibition will revive an era when excessiveness rivalled fantasy and will place the Maison Dior’s creations in a rich cultural and artistic context. The exhibition will also feature contemporary pieces including the creations of John Galliano, who often draws his inspiration from history. Moreover, it will present the sumptuous balls thrown for the launch of Dior Perfumes.
This summer, the costume ball spirit will reign over Granville and the “Les Rhumbs” villa. The garden will remain open to the public at no charge and will offer a line-up of open-access Christian Dior films and fashion shows to complement this exceptional exhibition.

Olfactory tour
« Voyage through the greatest Christian Dior perfumes» Extending the exhibit, the museum garden offers visitor an olfactory tour.

Perfume workshops
Workshops for young and adults propose an initiation to the art of perfumes from the creation of the fragrance to the bottling. Beginning in June, sessions every Wednesday afternoon, at 3, 4 and 5 pm for small groups (at most 10).
Reservation mandatory