Heritage: threats, denaturation, vandalism and destruction
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Marseille: Fort Saint-Jean falls victim to costly inclusivity effortsAt the time of Pierre-Olivier Costa’s appointment as head of the Mucem — without any vacancy notice or call for applications having been published —, we had sent him an email asking on what basis he…
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Emmanuel Macron’s government launches another major attack on heritageLes lecteurs de La Tribune de l’Art sont habitués à voir revenir régulièrement quelques sujets sur le devant de la scène politique. L’avis conforme des Architectes des Bâtiments de France est de…
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Big clean-up at Saint-Eustache, or just big nonsense?Se faire traiter par un prêtre, dans son église, de « fouille-merde » (sic) parce qu’on lui explique que ce qu’il est en train de faire est contraire à la loi et dangereux pour les œuvres d’art, est…
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Emmanuel Grégoire wants to rein in the Commission du Vieux ParisFor a long time, the Paris municipal authority has sought to free itself from the opinions of the Commission du Vieux Paris (CVP), attempting several times to reform it with varying degrees of…
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The woodwork of an 18th-century chapel at auctionLe mercredi 17 juin, doivent être vendues aux enchères à Bordeaux les boiseries d’une petite chapelle du XVIIIe siècle, dont la localisation n’est pas précisée, si ce n’est que le rendez-vous aura…
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Bayeux Tapestry: a press conference confirming all our fearsEverything is under control. That is how one might describe the press conference organised today by the Ministry of Culture to present the arrangements for the transport of the Bayeux Tapestry. These…
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Notre-Dame: the lie about respecting Viollet-le-Duc’s lightSi le référé contre le remplacement des vitraux de Notre-Dame a été perdu, le juge ne s’est pas prononcé sur le fond de l’affaire, qui sera examiné par le tribunal administratif. Parmi les arguments…
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No, the courts have not cleared the way for the contemporary stained-glass windows at Notre-Dame de ParisSome readers are worried that the courts have supposedly “cleared the way for contemporary stained-glass windows for the cathedral” of Notre-Dame, as the headline of an article in Le Parisien puts…
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Bayeux Tapestry: a dry run that tests nothing« The question, for the assembly present in Bayeux, showed [that the debate on the advisability of lending the work], belonged to the past. » Thus concluded an article published in Le Figaro on 18…
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Double vandalism on Place de la ConcordeAmong the many violent incidents that accompanied PSG’s victory in the Champions League semi-final last Wednesday, one in particular attracted considerable attention: the ransacking, on Place de la…
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