Guided tour of the exhibition Les Arpenteurs de rêves. Drawings of the Musée d'Orsay

Name: Guided tour of the exhibition Les Arpenteurs de rêves. Drawings of the Musée d'Orsay
Start: 2022-09-17T14:30:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T16:00:00+02:00
Location: Palais Lumière

Take a guided tour of the exhibition to discover a selection of 150 drawings from the Musée d'Orsay from the second half of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century.

17 and 18 September 2022Passed

Conditions

Rates: 12€ / 10€ / free for children under 16 years. On registration at the reception the same day (25 people maximum)

Musée d’Orsay, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Patrice Schmidt

Discover the exhibition during a guided tour The Palais Lumière exhibits a selection of 150 drawings from the Musée d'Orsay that allow you to sketch a history of graphic art from the second half of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century. They offer a rich overview of drawing practices at this time, both in techniques (pastel, charcoal, watercolor, ink, pencils...) and in uses (sketches, projects, beautiful presentation sheets...). These drawings are linked by the dream, understood as the relationship between subjectivity and reality, transcending the visible, creative imagination.

About the location

Palais Lumière

Quai Albert Besson, 74500 Évian-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Haute-Savoie
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

The Light palace is at origin a thermal establishment. Conceived(Designed) by the architect Ernest Brunarius, the establishment was inaugurated in 1902\. It is one of the most beautiful stories of the architecture of the cities of waters of the beginning of the XXth century. Having located facing lake, facing the neighbourhood of the town hall (old(former) villa of the Lumière brothers), it enjoys a central and privileged location. In 1996, the city of Evian becomes again possessing the building(ship) and is concerned about its conservation. Shortly after, his(her,its) main facade, his(her,its) entrance hall, his(her,its) hall and his(her,its) decorations(sets) are registered on the inventory of Historic monuments. The main hall was in the past a place of society life(polite small talk) which made at once service(office) of waiting room and of refreshment bar. Lighted(Enlightened) by beautiful stained-glass windows, it was restored as before. It shelters especially four allegoric statues of sources(springs), signed by the sculptor Louis-Charles Beylard. The side walls of the entry porch are adorned with two stuck paintings(cloths), "Nymphs to the Source(Spring)" and "Nymphs at the water's edge", attributed(awarded) to Jean D. Benderly, raises(brings up) Puvis of Chavanne. The main facade alternates white stone and straw-coloured earthenware. It is an only choice in Leman thermal architecture. Moreover, the building found the dome which combed(put on) it at origin. Since 2006, the establishment, rechristened the Light palace, shelters a cultural area (media library and exhibition halls) as well as a centre of congress. Thanks to an adapted equipment and to a prestigious programme planning(programming), the city managed to make of the space of exhibition(exposure) a reference pole(point), following the example of the close Swiss museums.