A facelift for the Saint-Brieuc cathedral
Saint-Brieuc (Côtes-d’Armor). It has been almost a year since the cathedral was freed from its impressive scaffolding. The comings and…
Melissa Chiu appointed head of Guggenheim New York
Melissa Chiu, whose experience at the head of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington seems tailored to the…
The Château de Breteuil is moving upmarket
Choisel (Yvelines). A year after taking over the reins of the family estate in the Chevreuse valley, the son and…
The Arcachon Aquarium Museum avoids demolition
Arcachon (Gironde). This is the end of a long legal series, while the fate of the Arcachon Aquarium Museum had…
The Black Tower of Meaux regains its shine
Meaux (Seine-et-Marne). The Black Tower has rarely lived up to its nickname so badly. It is a blonde shade, almost…
Emmanuel Etienne appointed director of the Compiègne and Blérancourt sites
A seasoned figure in the Ministry of Culture, Emmanuel Etienne (54) takes charge of the Compiègne and Blérancourt sites. General…
The new mayor of Carnac suspends the construction of the Prehistory Museum
Elected on a line of budgetary sobriety, the new mayor (without label) of Carnac has confirmed the suspension, or even…
An association manages to initiate the classification of the Museum of Rouen
Rouen (Seine-Maritime). Decided as part of the future Beauvoisine hub, the renovation work on the Rouen Natural History Museum is…
In Maastricht, a skeleton could be that of d’Artagnan
The hero of the Three Musketeers, popularized by Alexandre Dumas, could correspond to an officer whose grave, dating from the…
San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum forced to sell its building
In San Francisco, in the Yerba Buena neighborhood, the Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM) building had been closed to the public…
In Avignon, the Angladon Museum in difficulty
Avignon (Vaucluse). For the Angladon Museum, it is time for reflection. While its financial balance is proving increasingly fragile, the…
The rebirth of the Sorbonne Chapel
Paris. Thousands of students pass by its imposing facade every day, in the heart of the Latin Quarter. However, the…