A drawing by Toussaint Dubreuil for the BnF
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The new directors of the museums of Lille and StrasbourgNew curators have arrived at the helm of the museums of Lille and Strasbourg in recent months. The Palais des Beaux-Arts and the Musée de l’Hospice Comtesse in Lille have been headed by Juliette…
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Fundraising for the Musée des Impressionnismes de GivernyThe first Impressionist exhibition opened in Paris in 1874. Several museums are celebrating this 150th anniversary, including the one in Giverny, which has the audacity to tackle a relatively…
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A tapestry by Gerhard Munthe acquired by OrsayPurchased from the Oscar Graf gallery, a large tapestry by the Norwegian Gerhard Munthe joins the collections of the Musée d’Orsay, which is continuing its active policy of acquiring Scandinavian…
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Hélène Duret to succeed Bruno GaudichonOne of France’s most endearing and unique museums is about to undergo a change of leadership with the announced departure of Bruno Gaudichon for a well-deserved retirement: as revealed by La Voix…
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Budget cancellations: a new blow to France’s heritageThe Ministry of the Budget (obviously in collusion with the Élysée Palace) has just wiped €10 billion off France’s budget with the stroke of a pen, despite the fact that the budget was debated in…
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Rachida Dati’s hot heritage issues in ParisFrance’s new Minister of Culture didn’t get off to a great start when she approved the ’relocation-reconstruction’ of the Institut Curie’s Pavillon des Sources... But while the future of this Parisian…
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Madam Minister for Culture, don’t let yourself be fooled by Vianney d’AlançonIn an article posted online yesterday on the Figaro website, the director of the Rocher Mistral theme park (whose co-shareholders are the Dassault, Michelin and Montagne families) made a…
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Notre-Dame: archaeological digs sacrificed to meet deadlinesHas the Établissement public in charge of Notre-Dame, under pressure to meet the deadlines imposed by the French President, who wants the monument to reopen on 8 December 2024, vandalised precious…
Heritage
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Impossible to escape the Olympic Games"There may be some who would like to do something else..." suggested Raymond Devos, a French comedian, in a falsely ingenuous tone in a sketch entitled "Faites l’amour, pas la guerre" ("Make love,…
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The French Ministry of Culture requests the removal of a non-compliant installationIf the request made by Culture Minister Rachida Dati to Société Foncière Lyonnaise (SFL) the day before yesterday, Thursday 18 April, is acted upon, it is a welcome one. This developer is in charge…
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Fragments of the rood screen at Notre-Dame finally revealedLast July, we wrote an article about "the obstruction of INRAP", which did not want to give access to the fragments of sculptures from the rood screen of the cathedral discovered during the…
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Notre-Dame: a very intrusive choir organNotre-Dame should not be a playground for the French President of the Republic or the Archbishop of Paris. No doubt they think they have some legitimacy in the decisions they take, but they have…
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The ‘Géricault’ horsesAn exhibition presented in a museum must be exemplary, and even more so when it shows many works from private collections. A ‘gallery’ is not a ‘private collection’, and while it is perfectly…
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Frans Hals in AmsterdamThose accustomed to the Dutch museum’s exhibitions will not be disappointed: this is first and foremost the absolute joy of painting, the dazzling freedom of the brushstrokes, the admirable…
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Predictions. Artists face the futureLa sibylle de Panzoust dévoilait à ses visiteurs d’abord leur avenir puis son postérieur. Panurge vint la trouver pour s’avoir s’il devait se marier. Après avoir ausculté des feuilles d’arbres «elle se…
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Théodore Rousseau (1812-1867). The voice of the forestThéodore Rousseau (1812-1867). La voix de la forêt Paris, Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, from 5 March to 7 July 2024. Relegated to the rank of ‘tartouillades’, ‘bastard…
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Museums
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Géricaults rediscovered in museums? Really?The discovery or rediscovery of paintings attributed to great masters is a regular occurrence in art history. Attribution is not an exact science, and the identity of the authors of certain works…
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The Beauvoisine Museum in Rouen: a ruinous and destructive projectWhen we met the new director of Rouen’s museums at a press briefing, he told us about the "vast architectural and museographic renovation project" for the two museums in the rue Beauvoisine, the…
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An ugly painting? Yes, but by a woman! So it’s fine...Le Rijksmuseum a acquis d’autres œuvres à la TEFAF dont nous parlerons ultérieurement, mais la seule pour laquelle elle s’est fendue d’un communiqué triomphal est le Portrait de Moses Ter Borch à l’âge…
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Successful reopening of the Draguignan museumSome museums are no longer fulfilling their mission (see several recent articles). It is fortunate, however, that others are doing exactly the opposite, and that some towns are realising the…
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The third Paris Print Fair Subscriber content -
The "Semaine du Dessin" in Paris galleries (5) Subscriber content -
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The Salon du Dessin 2024 is now open Subscriber content
Itineraries
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A French artist’s decor at Sant’Andrea al Quirinale Subscriber content -
A visit to the church of Saint-Rémy in Troyes Subscriber content -
Découverte d’une peinture murale d’Amaury-Duval et de son esquisse Subscriber content -
Le Musée de Semur-en-Auxois, un voyage dans le temps Subscriber content
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Ouvrages reçus du 17 novembre 2023 au 18 avril 2024 Subscriber content -
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L’invité de La Tribune de l’Art n° 14 - 8/5/24 : Héléna et Guy Motais de NarbonneCette semaine, nous recevons, ou plutôt nous avons été reçu, car l’émission a été enregistrée chez eux, Héléna et Guy Motais de Narbonne dont la collection a déjà été présentée au Louvre et à Orléans et…
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L’invité de La Tribune de l’Art n° 13 - 1/5/24 : Pierre StepanoffCette semaine, nous recevons Pierre Stepanoff, directeur des Musées d’Amiens, et notamment du Musée de Picardie. Il nous parle de sa jeune carrière de conservateur, de son poste de conservateur au…
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L’invité de La Tribune de l’Art n° 12 - 24/4/24 : Olivia VoisinCette semaine, nous recevons Olivia Voisin, directrice des musées d’Orléans, et notamment du Musée des Beaux-Arts. Elle nous parle de ce musée (et des autres), de sa politique d’acquisition très…
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L’invité de La Tribune de l’Art n° 11 - 17/4/24 : Nicolas SchwedCette semaine, nous recevons Nicolas Schwed, marchand de dessins à Paris. Celui-ci, qui organise notamment régulièrement des expositions dans sa galerie parisienne dont nous rendons compte souvent…
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L’invité de La Tribune de l’Art n° 10 - 10/4/24 : Rodolphe RapettiCette semaine, nous recevons Rodolphe Rapetti, le directeur du château de Compiègne. Nous avons récemment consacré plusieurs articles à ce château-musée à propos de la réouverture du Musée de…
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L’invité de La Tribune de l’Art n° 9 - 3/4/24 : Alexandre d’AndoqueCela fait plus d’un an que nous n’avions pas produit de podcast, pour des raisons de temps essentiellement. Nous allons essayer d’être plus régulier à l’avenir, mais nous préférons ne pas nous engager…
