Built on the occasion of the Universal Exhibition of 1900, Le Petit Palais, which houses the Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Paris, has remained closed for 4 years for works. Before its reopening to the public in December, discover a preview of the renovated and restored building with redesigned spaces where light is invited, embellished with a delightful interior garden. Explanations by Moira GUILMART and Françoise BARBE, curator of the museum.
At the gates of Paris, in a secret museum, thousands of plaster statues are stored in the shelter of glances while waiting to be restored. Stored in a huge warehouse, these plasters are the memory of sculptures lost from the Third Republic, destroyed or melted during the Second World War. These statues represent anonymous citizens but also heroes of the time today forgotten, as Christophe LERIBAULT, director of the Petit Palais tells us. The history of these pieces is sometimes uncertain but their future is now protected, explains Béatrice DUBARRY, restorer of sculptures. About thirty of them will soon join the sculpture gallery of the Petit Palais where they will finally be unveiled to the general public.
A collector has just donated his collection of icons to the Petit Palais Museum. Report on the installation of the works and interview with Gilles CHAZAL, chief curator of the Petit Palais.
The Petit Palais, which houses the Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris, has reopened its doors to the public after several years of closure for restoration and redevelopment. Visit of the renovated museum with an overview of the exhibition rooms and the restored garden with the explanations of its director, Gilles CHAZAL.
The Petit Palais, which since 1902 houses the Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris and its big brother, the Grand Palais, are remnants of the 1900 Universal Exhibition, built in place of a large industrial site. To this legacy is added the creation of a large avenue linking the Champs-Elysées and the Gare des Invalides. Explanations by Christophe LERIBAULT, nestled at the top of the Dome of the Petit Palais which offers a panorama of this great Parisian traffic axis.
Maité CELERIER from SANNOIS talks with Suzanne KAHN , the chief curator of the Petit Palais which houses the Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Paris. She talks about the enhancement of works, the setting up of exhibitions, and the richness of the collections. The interview is interspersed with illustrative plans of exhibited works.