Countess Lily Pastré (1891–1974) was a French heiress and patron of the arts. She sheltered many Jewish artists in her Château Pastré in Marseille during World War II. After the war, she helped establish the Aix-en-Provence Festival, an annual opera festival in Aix-en-Provence.
The Château Pastré, where the Countess sheltered Jewish artists during World War II and entertained.
The Château Pastré, formerly known as the Chateau de Montredon, is a nineteenth-century building in the suburb of Montredon to the south of Marseille, France. Originally the property of a wealthy merchant family, as of 2012, it housed the Faïence pottery museum, the Musée de la Faïence de Marseille. The grounds of the chateau are a public park.
Southern facade
Campagne Pastré
Interior of the Faïence Museum