YM House General Incorporated Association will begin selling the Yoku Moku Museum-exclusive mignardise "Vallauris" at the museum's Café Vallauris on October 25, 2020, the museum's opening day.


Based on the motif of "calissons," a regional confectionery famous in the area around Vallauris, the town in southern France where Picasso devoted himself to ceramic creation, these mignardises evoke the Côte d'Azur, using herbs and citrus fruits. Including the other mignardises available in the café, there are a total of eight petit gateaux to choose from, all of which have been overseen by Konbu Tomonari, chef patissier of Un Grand, a high-end brand of the Yoku Moku Group. You can enjoy it on its own, but we also offer a set menu with a drink for 1,100 yen (tax included). If you come here after enjoying the museum, you can bask in the afterglow of the Côte d'Azur, where Picasso continued his energetic creative activities, and once again experience the charm of the south of France with all your senses.
*You can also use the cafe alone.
*We appreciate your cooperation in our museum's measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.


■Yoku Moku Museum Exclusive Mignardises
Product name: Vallauris
Price: 550 yen (tax included)
On sale from: Sunday, October 25, 2020
Sales location: Yoku Moku Museum, 1st floor, Cafe Vallauris

This museum-exclusive mignardise is named after the town of “Vallauris” in southern France, where Picasso energetically produced ceramics. This savory almond joconde cake is topped with a nougat mousse studded with concentrated dried fruit, topped with apricots compote in white wine seasoned with rosemary and pink pepper, and wrapped in a refreshingly tart lemon mousse. The surface is likened to a canvas, and each piece is carefully colored with apricots, red currants, and black currants, resulting in a beautiful finish. Chef Konbu, who studied under the Master of Fine Arts (MOF) at the patisserie "Liedere" in southern France, has recreated this traditional Provençal pastry for the museum. Enjoy not only the artistic appearance but also the aroma and texture of various ingredients evocative of southern France, making this a masterpiece that will transport you to "Vallauris," where Picasso spent his time.

■Mignardise Set 1,100 yen (tax included)
Choose from hot or iced coffee, hot or iced tea, or juice.


■ Yoku Moku Museum 8 types of mignardises


・Tarte Fruit: Seasonal fruit tart 470 yen
・Tarte Agrueme: Seasonal citrus tart 450 yen
・Heritage: A cake that pursues the appeal of bergamot from Kochi Prefecture 520 yen
・Tito Chocolat: An adult chocolate cake with depth created by intricately layering a variety of ingredients. 520 yen
・Vallauris: See above 550 yen
・Fleurette: Mousse and compote made with red fruits, with the scent of lemon cream and lychee added. 520 yen
・Macaron Abricot: Coconut macaron with apricot cream flavored with pink pepper 380 yen
・Ecosse: Traditional sweet made of almond dough wrapped in chocolate dough 400 yen
*Take-out not available (tax included)

■About the Museum


Inheriting the belief that "confectionery is something to be created" from Fujinawa Noriichi, the founder of Yoku Moku Co., Ltd., a manufacturer and seller of Western confectionery whose signature product is "Cigare," Fujinawa Toshiyasu, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Yoku Moku Holdings Co., Ltd. and Director of the Museum, has been appointed as the Museum's Director. This museum exhibits art, primarily from the Yoku Moku Collection, which includes ceramic works by Picasso, carefully selected by Toshiyasu and collected over 30 years by the Yoku Moku Group.

Through works that reflect Picasso's rich and free-spirited thinking, we provide a space where everyone can encounter surprises and discoveries, and create connections between all people through art.

■About the Yoku Moku Collection
The Yoku Moku Collection is one of the world's leading collections, comprehensively amassing numerous editions* of Picasso's ceramic works. What is most noteworthy about the Picasso editions is that artisans have faithfully reproduced the forms using molds and potter's wheels, even recreating the geometric forms and effects that Picasso sometimes created using unconventional methods.

From 1947, after World War II, when he first began working seriously with ceramics, until his death in 1973, Picasso produced thousands of works in close collaboration with the Ramiers at the Madura workshop in Vallauris in the south of France. The Joku Moku Collection, which houses many of Picasso's ceramic works, includes a wide range of vessels produced in editions, such as bowls, jugs, tableware, and platters, as well as outstanding large-scale works, demonstrating an unparalleled record of Picasso's creativity through clay.
*The term "edition" refers to works created by Picasso in collaboration with skilled artisans at the Madura workshop in the town of Vallauris in the south of France.

■Yoku Moku Museum
Address: 6-15-1 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062
Access: 12 minute walk from Tokyo Metro Omotesando Station, or 1 minute walk from Aoyama Gakuin Junior High School bus stop on the Toei Bus from Shibuya Station to "Shinbashi Ekimae" *No parking available
Closed: Mondays, New Year's holidays, and during exhibition changeovers
*However, if Monday is a public holiday, the museum will be closed the following Tuesday
*There will be special openings on Monday 26th October.
Opening hours: 10am - 5pm
*Last admission 30 minutes before closing
*Last orders at the cafe 1 hour before closing
*This may be subject to change to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Website: yokumokumuseum.com
Customer inquiries: TEL 03-3486-8000



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