The Marquee · Montparnasse

Kiki

Queen of Montparnasse

The Kiki story is the Institute’s main event: the cabaret, the encounter, and the record left behind.

A room on the estate · use the compass to continue the walk

Act I · The Entrance

The room
turns to her.

The cabaret does not explain Kiki. It announces her. Begin in the room that made her a legend, then follow the trace she left through Montparnasse.

Moulin Rouge · Paris · the private record

Moulin Rouge at night
Kiki cabaret reliquary in velvet and gold
The Kiki reliquary · a private object

Kiki, Queen of Montparnasse

The room kept her close.

The Moulin Rouge · 45-second opening cut

The marquee opens here.

Act II · The Encounter

Kiki × Modi

The story holds on one encounter: a dancer, a painter, a red velvet pillow, and a work that remains at the heart of the collection.

The full sequence · 36 seconds

Dancing → the glance → the sitting.

The Red Pillow

The sitting
in 1917.

A private studio, a red velvet pillow, and the picture that binds the Kiki and Modigliani worlds together.

I

She Walks In

II

Dancing

III

The Sitting

Act III · The Evidence

The record
remains.

The archive, the exposé, and the scrapbook turn the spectacle into a living record. This is where a visitor stays with the story.

The Exposé
The Exposé
Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge
Archive Plate I
Archive Plate I
Archive Plate II
Archive Plate II
Archive Plate III
Archive Plate III
Archive Plate IV
Archive Plate IV

Ten percent of every sale is donated in Kiki's honour.