Folon's Best Friends
Play your part in developing unique heritage projects. Enjoy exclusive experiences centred on the art of Jean-Michel Folon. Join the Folon’s Best Friends club!
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Folon in Florence: take part in an extraordinary sculpture restoration project
01.09.2026
In 2011, following the major retrospective dedicated to Jean-Michel Folon in Florence and Tuscany in 2005, 11 of Folon’s monumental sculptures were installed in one of the city’s most charming parks: the Rose Garden.
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Jean-Michel Folon
Jean-Michel Folon was born in Brussels on 1 March 1934 and died in Monaco on 20 October 2005, aged 71.
Learn about his lifeThe Fondation Folon
In the 1990s, now enjoying international fame and with his works exhibited right around the world, the Belgian artist Jean-Michel Folon (1934-2005) had the idea of setting up a foundation which would bring together, in one place, his favourite works which he had kept throughout his 40-year career.
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Artshop
The Foundation’s artshop stocks a fantastic selection of souvenirs and gifts: posters, books, jewellery, stationery, etc. You can visit the shop without going through the museum.
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