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A major exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay celebrates the Impressionist painter Mary Cassatt and her independence

To mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Mary Cassatt (Pittsburgh, 1844 – Château de Beaufresne, 1926), the Musée d’Orsay in Paris is presenting one of the most eagerly anticipated exhibitions in France dedicated to the ...
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France: Extreme Heat Takes a Toll on Monet's Garden in Giverny—Damage Reported

The successive heat waves that have swept through France this summer are also threatening one of the places most closely associated withImpressionist art: Claude Monet’s gardens in Giverny, Normandy. The exceptionally high temperatures—which al...
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On the French Riviera, there is a museum that is rewriting art history without resorting to slogans

There are museums that add works of art. And then there are museums that raise questions. The FAMM—Femmes Artistes Musée Mougins —definitely belongs to the second category. Founded from Christian Levett’s collection, the museum is the first in...
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France: New excavations at the monumental Roman mausoleum discovered in 2025 in Saint-Romain-en-Gal

In Saint-Romain-en-Gal, France, the archaeological excavation campaign dedicated to the monumental mausoleum discovered in 2025—one of the most fascinating finds to emerge from the Gallo-Roman area—continues. The research is being conducted by the D&...
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The Barbizon School: The Roots of Impressionism on Display at the Museo dell’Ottocento in Pescara

From September 5, 2026, to January 9, 2027, the Museo dell’Ottocento – Fondazione Di Persio-Pallotta in Pescara will host *The Barbizon School: The Roots of Impressionism*, an exhibition that brings together the Foundation’s entire ...
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The Museums of Orléans Issue an International Appeal: “Help Us Find 424 Missing Paintings”

Four works that have returned home over the past two years after having been lost: This is the tangible result of patient research, archival study, and international collaboration, which has now prompted the Musée des Beaux-Arts d’Orléa...
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The grandson of a Jewish collector is asking the Musée d’Orsay to return a Van Gogh

An important work housed at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, *Hôpital Saint-Paul à Saint-Rémy-de-Provence*, a painting created by Vincent van Gogh in 1889, is the subject of a restitution claim filed by 98-year-old Klaus ...
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The Pass Patrimoine is born in France: a year among more than 500 castles, museums and gardens

A new tool dedicated to the enhancement and protection of cultural heritage is about to launch in France. Starting next September, in fact, the Pass Patrimoine will be available, an initiative promoted by the Fondation du Patrimoine that will allow i...
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