Colleen Ritzau Leth
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Colleen Ritzau Leth
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Musings on Museums | Governance | Culture & Travel
Board Director, Chateau de Versailles
Board Director, AFSMK, National Gallery of Denmark
Guillaume Bresson now open at Versailles; we reopened Vernet's colonialist Galleries of Africa (long closed to the public + overlooked) to present a major survey of one of France's most celebrated figurative painters addressing violence. #CORA_Foundation

www.chateauversailles.fr/actualites/e...
Guillaume Bresson
Du 21 janvier au 25 mai 2025, le château de Versailles présente l'exposition de l'artiste contemporain Guillaume Bresson, figure de proue de la peinture figurative française.
www.chateauversailles.fr
January 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Humorous? Perhaps, but the innovation here in #culturesector financing, relatability with and relevance for the public cannot be under appreciated. Heritage sites often suffer from lack of #sustainable funding. Here: an idea that's a win-win for different industries.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/w...
Hams in the Belfry: How a Cash-Poor French Cathedral Fixed Its Organ (Gift Article)
A dispute over a project to cure hams in a bell tower underscored the difficulties that churches in France face trying to pay for restorations.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM