Native Americans at Versailles

The exhibition 1725. Native American Allies At The Court of Louis XV runs at Versailles from 25th November 2025 to 3rd May 2026.

Duchess of Angouleme's tiara

The Court Jeweller website publishes a post, dated 27th October, on the diamond and emerald tiara made for the Duchess d'Angoulême - mercifully still safe in the Louvre collections!

Auction of Lafayette's watch

 A gold pocketwatch belonging to Lafayette was sold by Freeman's in Philadelphia on 12th November. The price fetched,  $44,800, was generally considered disappointing - "rather less than a cheap Rolex".

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")

"Queen of Versailles" - musical

The musical The Queen of Versailles, directed by Michael Arden and starring Kristin Chenoweth, runs on Broadway from 9th November. 

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.

"Versailles Mirrored" (new book)

Versailles Mirrored by Robert Wellington was published in the UK on 2nd October.

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. 

Flag of the Citizenesses of Amboise

An appeal has been launched by Musée d’Art et d’Histoire in Amboise, in conjunction with the Fondation du Patrimoine,  to restore a Revolutionary flag, presented by the women of Amboise to the municipality in 1791.

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.

What remains of Rousseau?

The Yale University website publishes an article by Joanna Stalnaker, Professor of French at Columbia University, on the legacy of Rousseau (dated 29th October 2025)

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.