Jules-Émile Zingg (1882-1942)

The summer with its harvests outweighed the wintry weather at the sale of seven works by Jules-Émile Zingg from a private collection

Unveiled at the end of 2019, the project to restore the "Cap 44" building, which will house an expanded version of the Jules Verne Museum within the Cité des imaginaires, is taking shape. But the latter will not open until 2028 due to the magnitude of the necessary work needed to convert this former flour mill.

Boisgirard-Antonini announced the second part of the sale of Pierre Jacob's Jules Verne collection, to be held in room 9, on October 26. Of note is a Tour du Monde en 80 Jours (Tour of the World in 80 Days), a volume in blue percaline known to be a single example (€18,000/25,000).

Hosted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art on June 14, 6-9 pm, the in-person event sees 8 NYC museums come together to present the 44th annual edition, comprising exhibitions, musical performances and art-making activities. Participants include the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, The Jewish Museum and Neue Galerie New York.

Saudi Arabia is planning to invest more than $100 B in building a futuristic “linear” city stretching 103 miles across the desert. Construction is slated to start this year on ‘The Line’ – the planned car-free city fueled by “100% clean energy” and with underground ultra-high-speed transit. (Architectural Digest)

In collaboration with the National Gallery of Art in Washington, the Musée d’Orsay focuses on the year 1874 and the first exhibition of independent artists who were soon to be called “Impressionists”.

The Simone and Cino Del Duca Foundation’s distinctions are among the most generous and prestigious in the world, yet it keeps a low profile. Read more about a philanthropic organization driven by the desire to have an impact in the real world.

After spending 14 months in the Coubertin Foundry, the most famous fountain in the gardens of Versailles is back where it belongs in the Grande Perspective designed by André Le Nôtre.

It will take three sessions to sell 1,380 figurative and abstract works, ranging from Jules Chéret to James Pichette.

The American artist’s monumental sculpture City has been completed after over 50 years of construction. It measures 1.5 miles long and 0.5 miles wide (2.4 x 0.8 km) and includes structures that are reminiscent of “ancient ceremonial constructions” as well as geoglyphs designed to be seen from above. (Dezeen)