Bitter luxury
2001-2026, celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Taubira Law
On 10 May 2001, the Senate unanimously passed a law, known as the Taubira Act, by which France became the first country in the world to recognize trafficking and slavery as crimes against humanity.
In 2026, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Act, the Foundation for the Memory of Slavery, with the support of the Ministry of Culture, intends to give new impetus to this movement as well as increased visibility to this text and the values of freedom, equality, and fraternity it promotes, by calling on heritage institutions. The initiative thus shows how slavery and the fight for its abolition have left their mark on all territories, and how this imprint has been inscribed in museum collections.
Luxe amer is a labeled device that aims to restore the collections of the Château-Musée de Saumur, notably the decorative arts, through the prism of colonial and slave trade that irrigates the European economy and society in the modern era.
Integrated into the permanent exhibition, the exhibition will be inaugurated on the occasion of the Night of Museums on May 23, a national day in tribute to the victims of slavery, which became law in 2017.
From Saturday, May 23, 2026 to Sunday, November 29, 2026
Free admission for the Night of Museums
Flash mediations all evening, 7pm-10pm
