Notre-Dame reopens earlier than the tip of the 12 months (learn our article about it right here) and the work that’s been finished on each the constructing and its contents is actually spectacular.
This new exhibition close to our inns, organised by DRAC Île-de-France and Mobilier nationwide, presents masterpieces saved from the hearth and now restored, notably twenty-one giant format work, a wall hanging of the lifetime of Virgin Mary, the large tapis de Savonnerie carpet gifted to the cathedral by King Charles X and different exceptional objects.
Whereas the hearth at Notre-Dame didn’t destroy every thing, many objects contained in the constructing have been broken by smoke or water and needed to be evacuated. Utilizing interactive touchscreens, this new exhibition will clarify how the cathedral’s contents have been restored – a unique course of for every kind of object – the techinuqes that have been used and the significance of science within the meticulous course of.
For instance, 13 Mays (sacred work from the Seventeenth century) presetn contained in the cathedral the evening of the hearth have now been restored and shall be proven within the exhibition along with proper different giant work.
The chancel carpet measuring almost 200m² can be on show earlier than being put again in place within the cathedral for its reopening.
These articles from the Seventeenth-Nineteenth century are accompanied by a choice of modern items, together with these by artist Guillaume Bardet (who has designed the baptistry, altar, cathedra, ambon and tabernacle), in addition to the brand new chair designed by Ionna Vautrin, 1,500 of which shall be produced by the family-owned firm Bosc within the Landes area of southwest France.
The exhibition Grands décors restaurés de Notre-Dame (Giant Restored Works from Notre-Dame) is on the Galerie des Gobelins (right here) from twenty fourth April – twenty first July 2024
Open each day besides Mondays from 11am-6pm. Closed 1st Might
Admission: 8€ / 7€
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