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After some to-ing and fro-ing, it looks like Louisville Kentucky has finally found someone to give that statue of Louis XVI a makeover (and ...

 This spring the Château de Versailles unveils the reconstruction of Louis XVI's bedchamber.

Every Christmas the  Centre des monuments nationaux organises festive events at a selection of Loire Valley châteaux. This year's specia...

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

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

An appeal has been launched by Musée d’Art et d’Histoire in Amboise, in conjunction with the Fondation du Patrimoine,  to restore a Revoluti...

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 ...

 The theft on 19th October 2025, of  the French Crown Jewels from the Galerie d'Apollon of the Louvre is making major headlines.  Whatev...

Somehow I rather doubt it  - but it makes a good newspaper story!

American historian and jewellery expert Lauren Kiehna publishes a post on her "Court Jeweller" blog, dated 11th October, which lis...

The Palace of Versailles reports that, following major restoration, the Hall of Mirrors has now been has returned to its authentic historica...

The Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations (Mucem) in Marseilles has temporarily put a guillotine on display to mark the pantheo...

The Château de Versailles announces the result of a competition to create AI generated personalised visits. 

On 20th August the candidature of Lunéville in Lorraine for World Heritage status was officially forwarded to the French Ministry of Culture...

The Voltaire Foundation announces the launch in 2026 of Voltaire iconography , a critically annotated digital database of visual representa...

The trial  has begun in Paris of manuscript dealer Gérard Lhéritier, former owner of the company Aristophil, who  was charged with fraud by ...

  A article by Alexandre Marque on Actu.fr  ,17.08.2025, features the National Museum of Port-Royal des Champs, at Magny-les-Hameau (Yveline...

 The City of Paris has recently launched an English version of its"Parcours Révolution" app., a self-guided walking tour of the Re...

  On 16th June 2025 the Palace of Versailles exercised its right of pre-emption to acquire a pastel portrait of the Count of Provence, by Él...

4th July 2025: This year it is particularly well to remember the joint legacy of "Liberty, Equality and Fraternity" which unites F...