Didier Rykner
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Let’s have some fun with Louvre RenaissanceWe previously looked at the working group "Digital at the Louvre". We will now examine the conclusions of the group dedicated to human resources, which was divided into two workshops. Once again,…
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The Musée de Picardie purchases a painting by Arnould de VuezWe regularly discuss the great Mays of Notre-Dame de Paris on this website. They were recently the subject of a remarkable monograph published by Arthena, of an exhibition at the Mobilier National…
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Stained glass windows of Notre-Dame: a state lieNous venons d’assister, en termes de désinformation et de propagande mensongère, à un épisode qui pourrait être cité dans les annales tant elles se sont propagées rapidement et aurait pu réussir si…
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Henri Regnault (1843–1871). The Sabre and the PaintbrushWhat would have become of Henri Regnault if he had lived? It’s a somewhat futile question, and one that is impossible to answer. Killed in action during the Franco-Prussian War on 19 January 1871,…
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No, the CNPA has not approved the project to replace the stained glass windows.We will return later to the heritage aspect of the Louvre Renaissance project examined this morning by the CNPA (Commission nationale du patrimoine et de l’architecture). According to our…
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Notre Dame stained glass windows: pressure on the CNPA?We have always said what we believe to be the right thing to do to protect our heritage. In this respect, we have praised some of Rachida Dati’s remarkable actions, and we do so once again for the…
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Louvre Renaissance: summary of the working groups (1)As announced, the preparatory working groups for the launch of the Louvre Renaissance competition have submitted their conclusions. This took place between 2 April and 19 May, over a period of one…
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The Musée de l’Œuvre Notre-Dame project threatened by an ongoing public inquiryAlmost two years ago, the then French Minister of Culture, Rima Abdul-Malak, commissioned a report from Charles Personnaz, director of the INP, to consider the creation of a museum dedicated to…
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An obligation of means, not results, for provenance researchIn recent years, we have heard more and more dealers and curators complaining about a worrying trend: the inability to acquire works whose whereabouts between 1933 and 1945 cannot be accurately…
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The art of not enriching one’s museum collectionsEnriching the museum through the acquisition of works of art is one of the tasks of curators as defined in the French Heritage Law. This is no easy task: budgets are often insufficient; curators must…
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