Didier Rykner
Articles
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Jean Dampt. Image TailorLittle known, even among specialists, the Burgundian sculptor Jean Dampt certainly deserved this courageous retrospective dedicated to him by the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon. It reveals a complete…
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David Hockney opposes the transport of the Bayeux TapestryDavid Hockney is considered one of the greatest living painters. And he is English, which makes his voice all the more valuable when he speaks about the Bayeux Tapestry, as he did last Wednesday in…
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Things are heating up at the Louvre (or rather not)While the second hearing session of the National Assembly’s Inquiry Commission on museum security took place today, the Louvre continues to sink further into problems that demonstrate, week after…
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Louvre: a new document to add to the security caseThe high-stakes lying game played by the director-general of the Louvre since the theft of the Crown jewels makes it difficult to know what really happened, between her sometimes contradictory…
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Inquiry commission: a first day already full of insightsOn 8 January, hearings began at the French National Assembly for the inquiry mission on the protection of national heritage and the security of museums. It is the Cultural Affairs Committee of the…
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The art of passing on. The Antoine Béal collectionShowing private collections, from museum donors, is one of the key axes of the exhibition program at the Musée des Beaux-Arts d’Orléans. After those devoted to the Motais de Narbonne and to…
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The Louvre’s Department of Sculptures united behind its directorThe forced departure of the director of the Louvre’s Sculpture Department is yet another scandal to be laid at the feet of Laurence des Cars, as we wrote yesterday in this article. We made it clear…
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Departure of the director of the Louvre (yes — but the one from the Department of Sculptures...)The Department of Sculptures at the Louvre had, since 2014, been headed by Sophie Jugie, previously Director of the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon. Her abilities are recognised by everyone, notably by…
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The exact condition of the Crown of Eugénie hidden by the musée du LouvreDuring the theft of the crown jewels at the Louvre on 30 October 2025, the thieves had dropped the Crown of Eugénie during their escape, which was found severely damaged. The only information to…
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A pastel by Hippolyte Lazerges donated to OrléansIt is a pastel: it therefore had its place at the Musée des Beaux-Arts d’Orléans, for which this medium is one of the acquisition priorities. It is a work by Hippolyte Lazerges: it therefore had its…
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