Museums open and closed during the Olympics
Many Parisian museums located near Olympic Games events or ceremonies must adapt their access accordingly. Here is a summary of…
Historical Heritage Commission opposes modern stained glass windows
In this new quarrel between the ancients and the moderns, the National Commission for Heritage and Architecture (CNPA) took a…
Rachida Dati ignores the public inquiry
On paper, the decree of July 5 (published on July 11 in the Official Journal) is good news for the…
Fort Boyard will open to the public in 2028 after major works
Fort Boyard, which hosts the television show, will benefit from essential work. This will begin in the summer of 2025,…
Indiana University closes art museum
Valparaiso University in Indiana, USA, decided last week to close the Brauer Museum of Art and sell three paintings from…
A Rodin “museum” this fall in Shanghai
Paris. It will be Shanghai and not Shenzhen. A Rodin “museum” project in the southern Chinese city had been under…
Alexandra Müller new director of the Jules Verne Museum in Nantes
In Nantes, the novelist’s birthplace, Alexandra Müller will take over the Jules Verne Museum in September. The new director will…
Kevin Riffault new general director of the National Monuments Center
The appointment of Kevin Riffault as director of the Centre des monuments nationaux (CMN), initiated by Marie Lavandier (president of…
The Terrorism Memorial Museum displays its ambitions
Suresnes. On May 15, the Memorial Museum of Terrorism (MMT) organized an international conference at the National Center for Arts…
Brussels, the Chinese Pavilion is shaping its future
Belgium. It was built between 1903 and 1910, near the Royal Palace of Laeken, at the request of Leopold II….
Discovery of a Merovingian remains in a sarcophagus near Chartres
After three months of excavation, a team of archaeologists discovered a still sealed sarcophagus on the site of the church…
Juan Ignacio Vidarte leaves the management of the Guggenheim Bilbao
At the head of the museum since its creation in 1996, Juan Ignacio Vidarte (68 years old) is leaving his…