Paris - Finestre sull'Arte

Major donation from Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation: 14 works, some previously unpublished, to Paris Museums

By virtue of the deep connection between Christo and Jeanne-Claude and the French capital, the Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation has earmarked for the City of Paris and the Musées de Paris an extraordinary donation consisting of 14 works by...
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A graphic novel tells the story of Camille Claudel, talented sculptor of the late 19th century

The story of late 19th-century French sculptor Camille Claudel told in a graphic novel: to be released on February 24, 2026 in bookstores Troppo libera. The Art, Love, and Struggle of Camille Claudel, by Assia Petricelli and Sergio Riccardi with afte...
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Paris, sword from equestrian statue of Joan of Arc stolen: man apprehended

On Friday morning, Jan. 2, 2026, around 10 a.m., a man was detained in Paris following the theft of a sword from the equestrian statue of Joan of Arc, a work created by Paul Dubois in the late 19th century, located in the Place Saint-Augustin in the ...
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Paris, this is what the new contemporary stained glass windows at Notre-Dame will look like. But it's a controversy

An exhibition entirely devoted to the new stained glass windows of Notre-Dame Cathedral, which were designed by French artist Claire Tabouret (Pertuis, 1981), opened last Dec. 10 and will run until March 15, 2026, at the Grand Palais in Paris. The ex...
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Rome's Villa Medici hosts the first major retrospective dedicated to Agnès Varda in Italy

From March 25 to May 25, 2026, Villa Medici, home of theFrench Academy in Rome, pays tribute to the photographic production of Agnès Varda (1928-2019) with the first major retrospective dedicated to her in Italy, held on the occasion of the 70...
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Michelangelo and Rodin in dialogue and comparison in an exhibition at the Musée du Louvre

From April 15 to July 20, 2026, the Louvre will host in the Hall Napoléon the exhibition Michel-Ange/ Rodin. Corps Vivants, curated by Marc Bormand and Chloé Ariot, and organized by the Musée du Louvre with the collaboration of t...
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Donated 61 works by Matisse to the Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris. They tell the story of the bond between the artist and his daughter

Sixty-one works by Henri Matisse are entering the collections of the Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris thanks to a generous donation from Barbara Dauphin Duthuit, wife of Claude Duthuit, grandson of the famous painter. Following the Matisse et Mar...
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Louvre installs bars at window where thieves entered

The Louvre has begun to translate promises to tighten security made in the weeks following the sensational theft that hit one of France's iconic cultural heritage sites last October into concrete action. On Tuesday, Dec. 23, skilled workers installed...
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