Paris Museum Soirée (4/4)
Thursday, December 16th at 5 PM Eastern Time
Inheriting a fortune upon the death of his father, Paul Marmottan gave up a career in law to dedicate himself to art history and collecting. With a passion for the Napoleonic Consulate and Empire periods, he converted a mansion acquired by his father into a mini Napoleonic world which he bequeathed to the Académie des Beaux-Arts as a museum when he died. Over the decades, a seemingly never-ending series of further donations and bequests has transformed this small house-museum. Today, stacked up on the original Napoleonica like a deck of cards, the world’s largest collection of works by Claude Monet, one of France’s most important collections of illuminated manuscripts and a retrospective of the paintings of Berthe Morisot all vie for space.
Virtual Soirée presentation procedure:
Dana and our guide will arrive at the meeting 10 minutes in advance for those of you who would like to say hello and make sure your zoom settings are ready. The presentation will start promptly at the scheduled hour, and Dana will begin the meeting by muting the microphones and introducing our speaker. The talk will be recorded. The lecture will last about 45 minutes and afterward Dana will moderate a Q&A session. If you show up late, no worries, you will be muted upon entry.
After the tour, you will receive a follow-up email with a recording of the event. You will be able to access this recording until December 31st, 2021.
How to Join
Purchase a membership! → Turquoise & Platinum members receive invitations to each Virtual Soirée Tour automatically, plus access to exclusive events. No need to sign up below!
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Purchase only this tour → Sign up below! Everyone’s first tour is complimentary, simply add this tour to your cart and use the code GETAWAY2021 at checkout. If you have already used the code once, then you can still purchase a ticket to this tour and access to the recording for $35.