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November 30th, 2011

Fernand Léger’s Painting “Le passage à niveau” to be Restored

With the support of the BNP Paribas Switzerland Foundation, the Fondation Beyeler is restoring a key painting in the collection, “Le passage à niveau “by Fernand Léger (1912). The aim of the restoration project, in addition to scholarly research, is to stabilize the work’s complex and fragile substance.
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Thierry Lagache

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November 22nd, 2011

Rediscovery of a Venetian masterpiece

It took five months to restore Veronese’s masterpiece at the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire [...]

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Thierry Lagache

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July 20th, 2011

Preserve and promote cultural heritage

The BNP Paribas Foundation has been a trailblazer in actions to promote awareness of and preserve the heritage of museums. For 25 years it has been a loyal and widely recognized patron of museums, regularly funding restoration of works. The Foundation also supports the publication of museum catalogues to heighten awareness of the wealth of [...]

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Thierry Lagache

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June 20th, 2011

Restoration of a Qing Dynasty Mirror Case in Taiwan

To mark its 30th anniversary in Taiwan, BNP Paribas and its Foundation have partnered with the National Palace Museum in Taiwan to restore a Tang Dynasty Mirror Case. [...]

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Joyce Leung

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May 4th, 2011

Restoring the sculptures of Aristide Maillol

From April to November, six of the French sculptor’s bronze sculptures and a clay statuette will be fully restored and prepared for a new presentation. [...]

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Thierry Lagache

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April 7th, 2011

The original colours of the Jan van Scorel polyptych restored

As a dedicated patron of the arts and well-known museum sponsor, the BNP Paribas Foundation has sponsored the restoration of a 16th century polyptych painted by the Dutch artist Jan van Scorel. [...]

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Sophie Bonnaud-Le Roux

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March 21st, 2011

Tracking the restoration of a painting, in celebration of 130 years in Australia

Have you ever been curious about how the restoration of a painting actually happens? The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), the oldest public art gallery in Australia, has created an online diary to track the conservation treatment of Crossing of the Red Sea, a prized painting by Nicolas Poussin. The diary began in January 2011 [...]

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Sarah Claughton

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March 15th, 2011

Paving the Roadways with Green

What’s the first thing you see when driving to Manhattan from the airport, or into the city from New Jersey or Connecticut to see a Broadway show? Even before the skyline, there are the roadways. [...]

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Scott Gerace

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March 8th, 2011

Lorenzo Lotto’s body of works on display in Rome

From the 2nd of March until the 12th of June 2011, works of the Venetian artist Lorenzo Lotto will be on display at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome. This exhibition will bring together most of the masterpieces of this Italian legend [...]

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