Museum Moment: Elias Crespin, L’Onde du Midi at the Louvre Paris
To mark the 30th anniversary of the Pyramid, the Musée du Louvre has commissioned a major public artwork, inviting Venezuelan contemporary artist Elias Crespin to design a new permanent piece for the museum. This new permanent artwork is made up…
Museum Moment: Power Plays at Musée du Louvre, Paris
The Petite Galerie at Musée du Louvre features an exhibition for 2017–2018 focuses on the connection between art and political power. Governing entails selfpresentation as a way of affirming authority, legitimacy and prestige. Thus art in the hands of patrons…
Jaeger-LeCoultre Manufacture Unveils its New Heritage Gallery
Devoted to showcasing the Brand’s rich history, the new Heritage Gallery extends across more than 500 m2 at its Manufacture in the Vallée de Joux, in Switzerland. The space has been considerably enlarged to bring together the Maison’s finest pieces…
Venetian Glass Designed by Italian Architect Carlo Scarpa on View at Metropolitan Museum
Venetian Glass by Carlo Scarpa: The Venini Company, 1932-1947 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art is devoted to the work in glass of the influential Italian architect Carlo Scarpa (1906–1978). Scarpa created a unique and multifaceted body of work in…
Museum Moment: Eighteenth-Century Pastels
Pastels are made from powdery substances that are fragile and subject to fading. In accordance with modern museum practice, they are exhibited in very low light or rotated to ensure their long-term preservation. This display is a temporary extension of…
Magnificent 18th–Century Mechanical Furniture by Abraham and David Roentgen on View at Metropolitan Museum
Abraham and David Roentgen’s story is a tale of international success, fame, luxury, and high honor. The meteoric rise of the workshop of Abraham Roentgen (1711-93) and his son David (1743-1807) is the most spectacular chapter in the history of…
