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  • Wanted: Missing Paintings from the MBAO

    Museum collections are inalienable and cannot be subject to a statute of limitations, which means that the search for missing works must continue unabated. On November 4, 1825, the Musée d’Orléans opened its doors in the Hôtel des Créneaux. Twenty-one years later […]

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    — July 10, 2026

  • Check out the museum café's menu

    Cena Café is setting up shop at the museum for the entire summer! To celebrate, we’re offering a wide selection of hot and cold drinks, as well as local products. Don’t wait any longer—come spend some time at the café!

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    — July 16, 2026

  • The MBA Rediscovers Modern and Contemporary Art

    The city of Orléans is taking another step forward in the renovation of the Museum of Fine Arts, a project that began in 2016 and will culminate in a grand opening weekend on September 25, 26, and 27. While waiting for this major project to be completed […]

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    — June 3, 2026

  • Acquisition of Four Drawings

    Provenance is essential to the development of a collection, and this is particularly true at the Musée d’Orléans, which, as early as 1824, successfully enlisted the support of art lovers to establish and then expand its collection. Four drawings from the collection of Paul and Florence […]

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    — March 27, 2026

  • Thérèse Laperche in the Orléans Collection

    The 2020 exhibition 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦. 𝘜𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘹 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘥𝘦 𝘭’𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘳𝘦 has shed light on other members of this family originally from Orléans, notably the artist’s mother, Thérèse Laperche (1743–1814). It was under the patronage of the collector Aignan […]

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    — May 22, 2026

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