Valérie Kozlowski succeeds Philippe Brunella at the head of the Museum of the Golden Court in Metz. She was appointed director and chief curator of the institution by the Eurometropolis of Metz on September 8.
Former student of the Louvre school and the National Heritage Institute, Valérie Kozlowski (47) began her career in 2010 as an archaeologist at the Museum of General Leclerc de Hauteclocque, Jean Moulin Museum and the Liberation of Paris. She held this position until 2011, then joined the headquarters of Paris Musées, where she was assistant to the head of the collections department from 2012 to 2013. From 2013 to 2017, she was a curator at the Museum of Man.
In 2017, she was appointed director of the Oise Archaeological Museum, where she also directed the archeology service. Appointed chief curator in 2021, she exercised these functions until 2024. She was so far at the Carnavalet museum in Paris, where she was in charge of the archaeological collections and the archaeological crypt of the Cité Island.
Entrance of the Golden Court Museum by the old Church of Petits-Carmes (XVIIth century), Metz.
The Golden Court Museum, founded in 1839, covers 5,000 m² and covers almost 2,000 years of Metz history. Its collections bring together around 280,000 works and objects, ranging from Gallo-Roman ruins to Merovingian artefacts, passing through medieval paintings, works from the Metz school, abstract art as well as a vast collection of natural history. The experience of Valérie Kozlowski in terms of archaeological and multidisciplinary collections should allow a reinforced valuation of these sets, especially in the biodiversity pavilion which welcomes the collections of natural history, open in late August.
After fourteen years of management, Philippe Brunella retires. However, he announced that he would remain present for a few weeks to ensure the transition. He is also on the list of François Grosdidier, president of the Eurometropolis, for the next municipal elections in Metz.
