Didier Rykner
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Forms of ruinThe exhibition at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Lyon devoted to the theme of ruins goes far beyond the chronological and geographical limits of La Tribune de l’Art, showing many works from Antiquity,…
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At Versailles, the irregularity is getting worseWe won’t go back over Catherine Pégard’s illegitimacy as president of the Versailles public establishment. She has long since exceeded all the age and term limits laid down by law. The Ministry of…
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Fire at Château du Grand-Serquigny: another preventable tragedyThe fire that partly destroyed the Château du Grand-Serquigny in the Eure region (France) on Saturday was a tragedy. But once again, it is a tragedy that could have been avoided: all the…
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Musée Gadagne: a summary...In four articles, we have covered the entire Musée Gadagne. And the results are distressing. On the day of our visit, we were able to meet Xavier de la Selle, the museum’s curatorial director. In…
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Gadagne: a visit to a Lyon museum with no collections on display (4)The fourth part of the permanent tour of the Musée Gadagne has just opened, and for us and many others it was an opportunity to discover the entire new layout. And right from the first room, a…
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The Getty buys a portrait by Anton Raphaël MengsThe Getty Museum recently acquired a portrait painted by Anton Raphaël Mengs, the first painting by this artist to enter the museum, which until now had only held a drawing and a pastel. It was a…
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Gadagne: a visit to a Lyon museum with no collections on display (3)One might have thought we’d hit rock bottom with the first two sections of the permanent tour of the Musée Gadagne, which no longer feels like a museum at all. But paradoxically, the higher you go,…
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Gadagne: a visit to a Lyon museum with no collections on display (2)After the first level, here is the second part of the Musée Gadagne tour, one floor higher. This one is entitled: "Dipping its feet in the water". Remember that this is a museum, not an amusement…
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News from the Château de Compiègne (2): the reopening of the Musée de l’ImpératriceThe Musée de l’Impératrice in Compiègne, which has been closed for many years, reopened its doors in 2022 and its museography has been redesigned. We didn’t know about it before it closed, but the…
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Gadagne: a visit to a Lyon museum with no collections on display (1)The Hôtel Gadagne, Lyon’s history museum, has been the talk of the town since it was completely redeveloped. The controversy centres on the way in which part of the exhibition revisits the city’s…