Expo at Agen

The exhibition, "French Lights: From the Court of Versailles to Agen” runs at the église des Jacobins in Agen from 5th December to 8th March 2026.

French heritage reinvented (article)

 A feature in France Today, first published on 27th November, considers the strategy of the Centre des monuments nationaux in "reimagining" French heritage sites.

Burke's Reflections

Age of Revolutions publishes an article by Jack Zapotochny on Edmund Burke's response to the French Revolution.

Operas of 1789

Part 2 of  Opera Wire's series of "Opera History Flashbacks" focuses on the productions of 1789 (with a link to the video of the 2018 American premiere of  Salieri's "La cifra")

Comte d' Artois - expo. at the Château de Maisons

A major  exhibition, The Count of Artois, Prince and Patron",  runs at the Château de Maisons -Laffitte from 14th November 2025 to 2nd March 2026.

More Dangerous Liaisons....

Surely not another adaptation of Les Liaisons dangereuses?!  But yes, The Seduction begins on HBO TV on 14th November. 

Chardin exhibition in Orléans

The exhibition "The Marcille Chardin Family: A Passion from Orléans" runs at the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Orléans, from 9th September 2025 to  11th January 2026. 

Murder in the Rue Marat

Princeton University Press publishes a new book by Thomas Crow, Murder in the Rue Marat, which  focuses on David's famous painting of Marat and its legacies. 

Death of Marat (article)

The American art critic Kelly Grovier,  presents an analysis of David's "Death of Marat", currently on exhibition at the Louvre.  Article on BBC Culture dated 29th October.

Catacomb closure

It has just been announced that the Paris catacombs are to close for six months to allow renovations; the aim is to modernise, with better ventilation, lighting and an improved layout.

The Oath of the Horatii

An article by Shane Lewis, published in the The Collector on 27th September, presents an analysis of David's painting The Oath of the Horatii.

French Crown jewels heist

 The theft on 19th October 2025, of  the French Crown Jewels from the Galerie d'Apollon of the Louvre is making major headlines.  Whatever the final outcome of investigations, the heist is likely to go down as one of the most daring art thefts of all time....