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24/01/2015
Ocean Liners and Art Deco: an exceptional voyage
By Brigitte SABY
Interior designer and architect
Illustrated painting: Marin-Marie (1901-1987) – Le Normandie dans le port de New York
This talk traces the fascinating history of ocean liners,...
25/01/2015
History of the acquisitions of the African collections of the quai Branly Museum
By Hélène JOUBERT
Head curator Responsible for the African Heritage Collections of the Musée du quai Branly
The development of the sub-Saharan African collections at the...
26/01/2015
Passion and transmission: the collector, a key figure in the preservation of our cultural heritage
By Thomas LEYSEN, Patron of the arts and collector and
Dominique ALLARD, Director of the King Baudouin Foundation
The collector has always played a vital role in the preservation of our cultural...
27/01/2015
An informal chat about the world of diamonds, precious stones and jewellery
By Jean BOGHOSSIAN, jeweller, artist and patron and
Christian VROUYR, General Secretary of the BRAFA
Diamonds, rubies, emeralds... The eternal beauty of precious stones.
This discussion will delve into the...
28/01/2015
Lightopia, a history of lighting design
By JOLANTHE KUGLER
Curator at the Vitra Design Museum and curator of the exhibition Lightopia
Lightopia © Vitra Design Museum
Over the past century, electric light has revolutionized our...
29/01/2015
The restoration of the Mystic Lamb: an exceptional moment to study a work of art
By Anne VAN GREVENSTEIN-KRUSE,
Professor Emeritus of conservation and restoration at the University of Amsterdam
© lukasweb
The retable of the Mystic Lamb by the Van Eyck brothers (1432) is not only...
30/01/2015
Drawing in silver and gold: Dutch and Flemish metalpoint drawings from the 15th to the 17th
Presentation of the department of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum
By An VAN CAMP
Curator of Dutch and Flemish Drawings and Prints - Department of Prints and Drawings - British Museum
Drawing in...
31/01/2015
Rearranging the furniture – a new perspective at the Victoria & Albert Museum
By Nick HUMPHREY
Curator of Furniture 1400-1700, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
© The Victoria & Albert Museum
Since 2001, the V&A in London has gradually transformed its galleries of design...
01/02/2015
Picasso and eroticism: a scandalous exhibition?
By Dominique DUPUIS-LABBÉ
Head of acquisitions, restoration, conservation and research, general director of cultural heritage in the collections division, the French museum board
Illustrated artwork:...