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  • Virtual reality at Hôtel Cabu

    The Marine de Loire more alive than ever! To keep you busy during the summer vacations, come to the Hôtel Cabu - musée d'Histoire et d'Archéologie to discover the virtual reality device "Au rythme de la Loire" created by Extra Art. Comfortably [...]

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    - July 2, 2024

  • Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel's studio

    Lot of over 1000 glass plates, negatives and stereoscopic views A sale of Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel's studio has enabled the museum to acquire an archive, including a box containing over 1000 photos (glass plates, negatives and stereoscopic [...].

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    - July 18, 2024

  • The MBAO library becomes the Francis and Larissa Haskell Research Centre

    The Musée des Beaux-Arts has received a donation of the library of art historian Francis Haskell (1928-2000), previously held at Oxford and soon to be integrated into the museum's collection. In particular, the collection includes a large volume of books on [...]

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    - Mar 26, 2024

  • Bacchus as a child, a singular story

    Painter Julie Duvidal de Montferrier's "Bacchus enfant" has had an eventful history! It met with great success at the Salon of 1822, and was acquired by the Duc d'Orléans, future king Louis-Philippe and [...].

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    - Sep 13, 2024

  • A catalog for the Guido Reni exhibition

    In a month and a half, the exhibition 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙡'𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙚 𝙂𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙤 𝙍𝙚𝙣𝙞 opens, focusing on life in the studio of this 17th-century painter and his rich output. An exceptional catalog, the result of rigorous work by several specialists [...]

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    - Oct 22, 2024

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