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Sylvain Amic appointed head of the Musée d’Orsay

Julie Demarle Friday 19 April 2024 All the versions of this article: English , français

: Sylvain Amic
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19/4/24 - Appointment - Paris, Musée d’Orsay - Since the announcement of Christophe Leribault’s departure for Versailles last February (see the news item of 9/2/24), this was one of the most eagerly awaited appointments. Although a short list of candidates had been whispered about since then, nothing seemed to point specifically to Sylvain Amic, whose appointment as president of the Musée d’Orsay and the Musée de l’Orangerie was announced yesterday evening in a press release from the Ministry of Culture, confirming a report in Le Figaro published a few hours earlier. Already candidate for the position in 2017, when Laurence des Cars was preferred to him (see news item of 28/2/17), Sylvain Amic will take up his…

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