Cyrille Sciama: A Ground-breaking Curator

Tell us how you arrived at Giverny. It was the logical continuation of my career. I had studied at the Institut National du Patrimoine, where I specialized in 19th and early 20th-century painting. Then I was taken on at the Musée d’Arts de Nantes, where I was in charge of the 19th-century collections for fifteen years, and was really immersed in Impressionism. I was also lucky enough to be involved with the museum's renovation project. When it was suggested that I apply for the directorship of the Giverny museum, I saw the possibility of a new challenge. How would you describe this museum? It's a gem in the middle of a charming village. It was created in 1992 by the Terra Foundation as the "Musée d’Art américain" and renamed "Musée des impressionnismes" in 2009. It fits in perfectly with the site and its history,…