Le Boqueteau under the snow
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Le Boqueteau des 7 Arbres

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A monumental sculpture in epoxy resin and iron frame painted black and white, Le Boqueteau de 7 arbres by Jean Dubuffet anchors Flaine Forum's identity as an artistic ski resort.
Dominating the forum since 1988, this work is a gift from the Scaler Foundation, a deposit of the Musée National d’Art Moderne, Centre George Pompidou. These “treesâ...

Dominating the forum since 1988, this work is a gift from the Scaler Foundation, a deposit of the Musée National d’Art Moderne, Centre George Pompidou. These “trees” were named by Marcel Breuer “Le Papillon, le Bulbe, Le Grand Lobé, L’Antenne, l’Infléchi, l’Arbre déploiement plane et le Soleil” and blend insidiously with the surrounding nature.

Classification

  • Contemporary

Services

  • Accessible en poussette

Opening

All year round, daily.

Welcoming people with disabilities

  • Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
It is possible to see the structure from the tarmac areas of the resort, as it is situated right in the middle of the snow, on a promontory.

Pets welcome

Pets : Accepted.
On a leash only.

Further information

Home :
The Flaine Art Centre organises a free guided tour of the resort every Tuesday at 2pm (in winter and summer, registration required).

Follow the director of the Art Centre through the twists and turns of Flaine, in pursuit of the history of Flaine and its little stories too...

The Boqueteau des 7 Arbres is one of the buildings featured on this tour.
Booking :
For the free guided tour: please book with the Centre d'Art de Flaine before 11.30am on Tuesday.

Rates

Free access.

How to find us

The Boqueteau des 7 arbres is located in the centre of Flaine Forum not far from the Chapelle Œcuménique, and the Tourist Office. In winter, it is located at the top of the Flaine Forum toboggan run.

To get there on foot from Flaine Forêt, take the orange inclined lifts. Coming by car? The nearest car park is P2, just before the entrance to Flaine Forum.
Le Boqueteau des 7 Arbres

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