Paris - Finestre sull'Arte

From March 10, 2026, the Musée d'Orsay gets a makeover, with a two-and-a-half-year restoration project

Forty years after its inauguration, the Musée d'Orsay is embarking on a major renovation aimed at improving public access, increasing the energy efficiency of its exterior facilities, and upgrading the building complex. The project, directed b...
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Versailles between art and power: ten works tell the story of the Sun King's Palace

Versailles, the quintessential symbol of French monarchical power, has inspired artists of different eras and styles, becoming the subject of a story that spans centuries. From Israel Silvestre 's engravings of 1682, which immortalize the Palace as s...
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Paris, a painting by Caroto discovered: important addition to the Veronese painter's catalog

A major discovery for 16th-century Veronese painting emerges in Paris, where the young Galerie Duponchel is opening its first exhibition devoted to Old Masters drawings and paintings. The exhibition, hosted from March 21-30, 2026 in the spaces of Gal...
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The Musée d'Orsay brings together for the first time Renoir's most famous works from the first two decades of his career

From March 17 to July 19, 2026, the Musée d'Orsay in Paris presents the exhibition Renoir and Love. Happy Modernity (1865-1885), curated by Paul Perrin, chief curator and director of conservation and collections at the museum, with the collabo...
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New director of the Musée d'Orsay and Musée de l'Orangerie appointed: she is Annick Lemoine

Annick Lemoine is the new president of the Public Institute of Museums Musée d'Orsay and Musée de l'Orangerie - Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. In recent months the post had been held on an interim basis by Julia Beurton, who took over...
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Christophe Leribault: this is who is the new director of the Louvre

The direction of the Louvre Museum, following the resignation of former director Laurence des Cars, will be entrusted to Christophe Leribault, former president of the Palace of Versailles and at the helm of the Musée d'Orsay until 2024. A gen...
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Louvre director Laurence des Cars resigns

The president and director of the Louvre Museum, Laurence des Cars, has submitted her resignation to the President of the Republic, effective immediately. "Among difficulties and successes, directing the Louvre has been the honor of my professional ...
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At the Egyptian Museum in Turin, two exceptional loans from Paris for the 120th anniversary of the discovery of the tomb of Kha and Merit

On the occasion of the 120th anniversary of the discovery of the intact tomb of Kha and Merit, two exceptionally valuable artifacts are coming to the Egyptian Museum of Turin to tell their story: the pyramidion of Kha, now housed at the Musée ...
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