class="MsoNormal">Bordering place de la Libération is a chapel
shaped like a Quonset (Nissen) hut, containing the Musée Picasso La Guerre
et La Paix, and also the entrance to the 16th-century Château de
Vallauris. Inside the château is a two-in-one museum, Musée Alberto
Magnelli and the Musée de la Céramique Moderne. This trio of museums
developed after Picasso decorated the chapel with two paintings: La Paix (Peace) and La Guerre (War), offering contrasting
images of love and peace on the one hand, and violence and conflict on the
other. In 1970, a house painter gained illegal entrance to the museum one night
and, after whitewashing a portion of the original, substituted one of his own
designs. When the aging master inspected the damage, he said, "Not bad at
all." In July 1996, the site was enhanced with a permanent exposition
devoted to the works of the Florentine-born Alberto Magnelli, a pioneer of
abstract art. The third section showcases ceramics, traditional and innovative
alike, from regional potters
