Introduction to The Making of the Great Museums of Paris With Russell Kelley

January 11: Introduction to The Making of the Great Museums of Paris
With Russell Kelley

Russell Kelley sets the stage in his introductory lecture for the creation of the very first museums in France and elsewhere, inspired first by the Renaissance and then by the Enlightenment. What follows are six fascinating presentations by the directors and curators of the great museums established in and around Paris between 1793 and 1898, exploring how each institution came to be, and how each has evolved until today…