Creation of the museum années 1930 (≈ 1930)
Opening thanks to Berthe Cazin and the municipality.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Key figures
Berthe Cazin (1872-1971) - Artist and heiress
Initiator of the museum project.
Jean-Charles Cazin - Painter and ceramicist
Central figure of collections.
Auguste Chabert - Universal legatee
Support for the creation of the museum.
Origin and history
The Cazin Museum is based on the will of Berthe Cazin (1872-1971), the last heir of the family and artist herself, as well as Auguste Chabert, his universal legatee. Their tenacity, combined with that of the municipality of Samer and Madame Henri Mory, allowed the creation of the Cazin-Coquelin museum in the late 1930s. This ambitious project aimed to preserve and enhance the work of Jean-Charles Cazin, a renowned painter and ceramist, as well as those of his family.
From its inception, this small municipal museum has experienced difficulties, especially as a result of the upheavals of the Second World War. Despite these events, he survived and was gradually rehabilitated. Today, the city of Samer strives to revive this cultural place by actively participating in the valorization of the artistic heritage of Jean-Charles Cazin and his entourage.
The museum mainly houses paintings and drawings by Jean-Charles Cazin and his family, offering an overview of their artistic production. Although its exact location may have been confusing (between Carly and Samer), official sources, such as the Museofile base, clearly place it at Samer City Hall in the Pas-de-Calais department. This museum, labeled Musée de France, remains a valuable testimony of local and regional artistic history.
