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La Barben: the Prefect supports Rocher Mistral and is overruled by the Council of State
How far will the public authorities go to defend the indefensible in the never-ending case of the Château de La Barben transformed into an amusement park under the name of Rocher Mistral? After…
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La Barben : le préfet soutient Rocher Mistral et est désavoué par le Conseil d’État
Jusqu’où iront les pouvoirs publics pour défendre l’indéfendable, dans le dossier interminable du château de La Barben transformé en parc d’attraction sous le nom de Rocher Mistral ? Après le ministre…
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National Gallery of Art acquires a painting by Elizabeth Okie Paxton
Rather than depicting a female nude languidly reclining on a bed, Elizabeth Okie Paxton chose not to show it, but to evoke its presence in a cleverly organised bedroom. So she paints a genre…
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The ‘Géricault’ horses
An exhibition presented in a museum must be exemplary, and even more so when it shows many works from private collections. A ‘gallery’ is not a ‘private collection’, and while it is perfectly…
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The new directors of the museums of Lille and Strasbourg
New curators have arrived at the helm of the museums of Lille and Strasbourg in recent months. The Palais des Beaux-Arts and the Musée de l’Hospice Comtesse in Lille have been headed by Juliette…
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Fundraising for the Musée des Impressionnismes de Giverny
The first Impressionist exhibition opened in Paris in 1874. Several museums are celebrating this 150th anniversary, including the one in Giverny, which has the audacity to tackle a relatively…
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Nancy, just like Paris...
While the disappearance of Paris is becoming ever more apparent as the Olympic Games approach in the city managed (if we dare use that term) by Anne Hidalgo, the latter continues to set an…