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
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
The collection is enriched by a landmark work from the Grand Siècle. A hub for leading artists, collectors, and patrons in the 18th century, Orléans had already established itself as a true crossroads of the arts in the previous century. Michel Corneille the Elder (Orléans, 1601 […]
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— April 14, 2026
In 1909, the beatification of Joan of Arc reignited interest in the Maid of Orléans in the arts, where she had been gaining prominence since the July Monarchy and, above all, since the Third Republic in the postwar context […]
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— April 3, 2026
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
Françoise Heilbrun, honorary curator and founder of the photography department at the Musée d’Orsay when it opened in 1986, has become one of the major donors to the Musée d’Orléans with her donation of fifteen 19th-century drawings, paintings, and sculptures, […]
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— March 9, 2026
A rare drawing by Renaissance architect Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau has recently been added to the museum's collections thanks to a generous donation from Peter Soriano and Christophe Defrance. This donation was made in honor of Dominique Cordellier, […]
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— January 5, 2026
For summer 2026, the Museum of Fine Arts wishes to enhance its offering by setting up a pop-up café under the arcades, on the forecourt (Place Sainte-Croix), and possibly inside the lobby. This project aims to provide a relaxing experience […]
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— January 5, 2026
The catalog raisonné of 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤̧𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘶 𝘟𝘝𝘦 𝘢𝘶 𝘟𝘝𝘐𝘐𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘦̀𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘴 (23 authors, 512 pages) co-published with Éditions Snoek, released in 2023 and edited by Corentin Dury, curator of ancient collections at the museum of […]
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— December 18, 2025
A new acquisition joins the MBA: a drawing by Jean-Jacques Henner, preparatory to his 𝘑𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘩 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘢, a young drummer murdered by the Vendéens on December 7, 1793, for his patriotism. After a first painting on this subject at the Salon de […]
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— December 16, 2025
Restoring collections is one of the most essential tasks of a museum, ensuring that works are properly preserved and perfectly legible, but also sometimes saving them! The monumental 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘥’𝘏𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘺𝘵𝘦 on display […]
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— December 4, 2025
Works by Orléans sculptor Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915) are rare outside the studio collection, which Jim Ede divided up after the war between the collections of the MBA in Orléans, the Centre Pompidou and Kettle's Yard in Cambridge. The museum was able to acquire [...]
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- Nov 27, 2025