This morning the Louvre Museum in Paris was the scene of an incredible theft of priceless historical jewelry, forcing the management to close the institution's doors for the entire day. "The Louvre Museum," reads the laconic message posted on the of...
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The famous Self-Portrait by Gustave Courbet (Ornans, 1819 - La-Tour-de-Peilz, 1877) known as Le Désespéré ("The Despairing Man") was revealed today to be the property of the Qatar Museums: the news came as an agreement was announ...
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Screams, terror and blood. On January 21, 1793, with the execution of Louis XVI (Versailles, 1754 - Paris, 1793), eight centuries of French monarchy were cut short in one day. The French Revolution had turned Paris into a theater of daily violence an...
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The Musée des Beaux-Arts in Marseille is enriched by an extraordinary work: the Saint Sebastian by Louis Finson (Bruges, c. 1580-Amsterdam, 1617), a key figure in European Caravaggism, which officially entered the city's collections thanks to ...
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From Oct. 14, 2025, to Feb. 15, 2026, the Palace of Versailles will dedicate for the first time a major exhibition to a little-known figure in French history: Louis of France, son of Louis XIV, born in 1661 and known in life as Monseigneur, who passe...
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On the occasion of the 42nd edition of the European Heritage Days, dedicated this year to the theme "Architectural Heritage," the Centre des Monuments Nationaux is inaugurating a new visit itinerary to the towers of Notre-Dame de Paris from September...
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The Reggia di Venaria will collaborate with some of the most prestigious French institutions for two major upcoming exhibitions.In fact, the new two-year collaboration program of the Consortium of the Royal Residences of Savoy, which manages the Regg...
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The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Nantes is preparing to reopen its doors to the public on Saturday, September 27, 2025, after five years of work following thefire that severely damaged the building in July 2020. Announcing the reopening date...
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