Volcano: a modern art gallery near Burgundy’s greatest vineyards

A new cultural space dedicated to modern art has opened amidst wine-making heavy-hitters like Gevrey-Chambertin and Vosne-Romanée. But Volcano is much more than just an art gallery. It is also a café and gathering place, and a place for visitors to enjoy the thermal springs that run through this particularly rich region. This ambitious project was first dreamed up in the offices of an architectural firm called AZCA (Atelier Zéro Carbone Architectes) based in Nuits-Saint-Georges.

A fitted-out space for a total immersion

On 10 September 2020, this beautiful showcase will welcome work from famous artists as well as emerging talents by blending diversity, quality, and a unique identity in which everything is built from the ground up. To capture spectators’ full attention, its opening event will feature Jean-Michel Basquiat. Thirty-five of his drawings that have never been exhibited before will be on display during the premiere event in this discreet city along the Côte-d’Or renowned for its wines.

The prestige of exceptional vineyards

Located between the Hospices de Beaune and the Gothic and Art Deco architecture of the Dijon city centre, the gallery is surrounded by iconic sites whose names make up a beautiful melody to the ear of any wine lovers: Chambolle-Musigny, Marsannay, Aloxe-Corton, Rully, Chassagne- Montrachet, Puligny-Montrachet, Meursault, Auxey-Duresses, Volnay, and Pommard. With such illustrious vineyards just a stone’s throw away, you can indulge in a bit wine tourism in between exhibitions.