Flying tables....

The Carnets de Versailles for 22nd October publishes an article by Stéphane Castelluccio on mechanical chairs and tables, particularly the abortive project for a "flying table" at the Petit Trianon.

Revolution podcast

 Recently updated: "The French Revolution"  on The Rest is History podcast with Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook.  

A Swiss guillotine

 A  new post  on Atlas Obscura features a surviving Revolutionary guillotine on display at the Tavel House in Geneva.  

Horvitz Collection exhibitions

Two exhibitions, of Neoclassical paintings and French drawings from the Horovitz Collection, run at the Art Institute of Chicago, from late October to 6th January 2025

Watteau's Pierrot (exhibition)

A new exhibition centring on Watteau's Pierrot, which has been recently restored, runs at the Louvre from 16th October to 3rd February 2025.

Exploring the Paris catacombs

This September researchers under the direction of medical anthropologist Philippe Charlier have been continuing a scientific exploration of the Paris catacombs begun in September of last year.

A diamond necklace

Sotheby's Geneva  have announced the auction in November of an 18th-century diamond necklace with a pre-sale estimate between $1.8 million and $2.8 million.  The piece is said to incorporate stones from Marie-Antoinette's infamous Diamond Necklace (and it is certainly monstrous enough to make this believable...)

Oudry's hunting scenes (Exhibition)

The exhibition "Jean-Baptiste Oudry and the Royal Hunts of Louis XV" takes place at the Château de Fontainebleau from 12th October 2024 to 27th January 2025.  

Heritage Days in Paris 2024

 The annual Journées du Patrimoine 2024 in Paris and the Ile-de-France take place on 21st and 22nd Museum - here is the schedule.

Year II at the Carnavalet (Exhibition)

The exhibition "Paris 1794-1794: a Revolutionary year" opens at the Musée Carnavalet on 16th October.

Louis XVI before his judges (book)

Olivier Bétourné's new book La Mort du Roi Louis XVI devant ses juges et face à l'Histoire is published on 13th September.

Next year at the V&A: Marie-Antoinette

 The V&A has announced a exhibition for 2025 on Maria Antoinette and her contribution to design and fashion.