I
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.
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
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.
II
Dancing
III
The Sitting
The Moulin Rouge · Private Screening
The performances
The Queen of Montparnasse, in motion.
The Final Burlesque
The complete cabaret performance
One Minute with Kiki
Her signature dance, uninterrupted
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.
Ten percent of every sale is donated in Kiki's honour.