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Sophie Humann

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Cultural Heritage Published on 04/05/2024
Apollo’s Chariot at Versailles Restored to its Former Glory
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...
Apollo’s Chariot at Versailles Restored to its Former Glory
Analyses Published on 01/05/2024
Discover the New Musée des Beaux-Arts in Draguignan
After many years of renovation work, the Musée des Beaux-Arts in the former Var prefecture has reopened, showcasing the museum's collections, presented...
Discover the New Musée des Beaux-Arts in Draguignan
Cultural Heritage Published on 01/05/2024
Studying Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry
The C2RMF gave the Duke of Berry’s famous manuscript at the Château de Chantilly a thorough going-over to identify what restorations should be made...
Studying Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry
Cultural Heritage Published on 10/27/2023
The Interrogation Scroll of the Templars: An Important Historical Source
The 1307 parchment scroll now on display at the French National Archives is the principal evidence that French King, Philip the Fair produced to pressure...
The Interrogation Scroll of the Templars: An Important Historical Source
Exhibitions Published on 06/16/2023
Mont Saint Michel: A Millennium Exhibition
This major show celebrates the one-thousandth anniversary of one of France's most visited sites. Vestiges of devotion to the archangel shine in the...
Mont Saint Michel: A Millennium Exhibition
Cultural Heritage Published on 03/03/2023
The Choir Carpet of Notre Dame of Paris: An Unknown Masterpiece
Spared from the flames, this unique carpet by La Savonnerie is being restored by expert hands of the Mobilier National workshops.
The Choir Carpet of Notre Dame of Paris: An Unknown Masterpiece
Analyses Published on 01/26/2023
Will the Choiseul Snuffbox Soon Join the Collections of the Louvre?
The Louvre has launched a major fundraising drive to acquire the famous snuffbox originally owned by the Duc de Choiseul (1719–1785), Louis XV’s minister....
Will the Choiseul Snuffbox Soon Join the Collections of the Louvre?
Cultural Heritage Published on 12/08/2022
A Louis XIV Period Desk Returns to Versailles
Preempted in 2015 and now restored to its original form, an eight-legged desk—a masterpiece made for Louis XIV by the cabinetmaker Oppenordt—has recently...
A Louis XIV Period Desk Returns to Versailles
Cultural Heritage Published on 10/12/2022
Louis XV’s Bedroom Chest of Drawers at Versailles
London’s Wallace Collection has loaned the French chateau's Gaudreaus and Caffieri’s famous piece of furniture, which is back in its original place—a...
Louis XV’s Bedroom Chest of Drawers at Versailles
Cultural Heritage Published on 07/13/2022
The Rediscovered Frescoes in the Palace of Monaco
Sixteenth-century frescoes in the Princely Palace hidden under several coats of paint are undergoing an eco-friendly restoration, which will benefit...
The Rediscovered Frescoes in the Palace of Monaco
Cultural Heritage Published on 06/08/2022
The Secrets of Claude-Siméon Passemant’s Clock
Claude-Siméon Passemant’s astronomical clock has been entirely taken apart, studied and restored for an autumn exhibition at Versailles featuring Louis...
The Secrets of Claude-Siméon Passemant’s Clock
Exhibitions Published on 04/08/2022
Delacroix and Nature: A Lively, Intimate Exhibition
Planned during the pandemic, this exhibition features a small number of works spread over the four rooms of the Musée Delacroix in Paris: the painter's...
Delacroix and Nature: A Lively, Intimate Exhibition

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