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Musee d'Orsay - Re-Opening after full renovation
Inside
the new Orsay Museum, a dark gray to allow impressionist
paintings to spread their fabulous light, bright red to help visitors
locate themselves in the contemporary design : the Musée
d'Orsay
has renovated with creativity most of its exhibition spaces. Twenty-five
years after its founding, the museum saw a second birth.
During
the two years of thtat huge work, the museum managed to stay open and
maintain its attendance to nearly 3 million visitors a year. The "new
Orsay" was inaugurated Wednesday, October 12 by Prime Minister Francois
Fillon. But the public will have to wait until October 20th to see the
new home of Monet, Renoir and Degas, inside the impressionist gallery,
jewel of the place. No
white
stone anymore that covered the floor and walls in the museum's original
from the Italian architect Game Aulenti. The natural light falling on
impressionist paintings from the canopy is now filtered and artificial
lighting reveals the sophisticated works in a new light. The walls are
dressed up to a very dark gray, suggested by the architect Jean-Michel
Wilmotte. A dark gray extremely modern and elegant. These old
paintings were usually painted for the private parisian home of the
bourgeoise society. So now, they come back to the original spirit of
the decoration.
On the dark
wooden floor of the gallery, seven solid glass benches
designed by
Japanese artist Tokujin Yoshioka. A touch of contemporary
design
in this museum dedicated to the art of the nineteenth century. To
renovate the Orsay coffee at the last floor, with the beautiful clock
from the old Gare d'Orsay, two Brazilian designers very
fashionable, the Campana brothers, designed a new complete
space. Humberto
and Fernando Campana have designed a world marine blue cafeteria, with
golden chandeliers and turquoise chairs. Inspiration drawn from 20.000
lieues sous les mers (Under the Sea) by Jules Verne. The
main technical achievement is the development of the pavilion Front,
led by the architect Dominique Brard. Now the collections of decorative
arts and the great painters of the Nabis decorations can be enhanced on
five levels. The museum has won 2 000 m2 of exhibition space. And a new
elevator takes visitors directly to the impressionists, on the fifth
floor. Pompeian
red color was chosen for the wall.
Finally, 44% of the area have been renovated museum, or 7 200 16 500 m2
m2. The work cost 20.1 million euros, half of the pavilion for Amont.
They have been funded for nearly two-thirds of the museum itself (12.7
million), the remainder being paid by the State (6.6 million) and
Elior, the cafeteria manager (0.8 million) . During
construction, some of Impressionist works circulated in the form of
exhibitions abroad (Japan, Australia, USA, Spain), who met with great
success. They generated financial resources that will help the museum
fund its renovation.
Autumn 2011 - Art highlights at Paris
Musée
Jacquemart-André : Sacred Renaissance - 23 sept - 16 jan.
30 artworks from Guido di Pietro, the master of Renaissance, sanctified
by Jean-Paul II in 1984, called the "patron of artists". An
excellent view of the end of Middle-Age at Florence, Italia.
Quai
Branly : Hakas - 4 oct - 22 jan.
New Zealand and Maoris, 200 pieces from the Wellington Art Museum.
Louvre
: France-China - 29 sept - 9 jan.
Historical inspiration between Emperors from China and Kings of France
through 8 centuries and 130 pieces exhibited in the Sully Aisle of our
giant museum.
Grand-Palais
: Cézanne - 5 oct - 16 jan.
Exhibition about the famous Stein, famous art modern collectors.
Georges
Pompidou : Munch - 21 sept - 9 jan.
150 pieces, 60 paintings, 50 photographies to reintroduce the norwegian
master.
Musée
d'Art Moderne : Baselitz - 30 sept - 29 jan.
A german master of the XXth century, called with the name of his
original village.