Search results
Laurence des Cars (born Laurence Élisabeth de Pérusse des Cars on 13 June 1966) is a French museum curator and art historian. Since September 2021, she has served as director of the Louvre Museum, having previously headed the Musée d'Orsay and Musée de l'Orangerie.
Laurence des Cars, née de Pérusse des Cars à Antony le 13 juin 1966, est une conservatrice de musée et historienne française. Conservatrice générale du patrimoine, elle est présidente-directrice du musée du Louvre depuis le 1er septembre 2021, après avoir présidé les musées d'Orsay et de l'Orangerie de 2017 à 2021.
Jun 4, 2021 · A Powerful Leader. The child of an upper-crust family of writers, Des Cars studied art history at the elite École du Louvre. She organized a number of important exhibitions of 19th-century art, but gained global prominence as scientific director of the France-Muséums agency.
May 26, 2021 · For the first time since its creation in 1793 in the wake of the French Revolution, the Musée du Louvre will be headed by a woman, Laurence des Cars, the current head of the Musée d’Orsay and...
Apr 21, 2023 · Louvre director Laurence des Cars: ‘We have to face all the dark spots of our history’. The Paris museum’s head on why big cultural institutions must not duck the issue of restitution, making...
May 26, 2021 · Laurence des Cars, 54, the current president of the Musée d’Orsay and the Musée de l’Orangerie, was appointed on Wednesday as the new president-director of the Louvre by French President...
People also ask
Who is Laurence des Cars?
Who is des Cars?
Who is des Cars & why is he important?
Why is des Cars so confident?
Where did des Cars study art history?
Will des Cars lent La Joconde (Mona Lisa) to the Louvre?
May 27, 2021 · The daughter of a journalist and writer, and the granddaughter of the novelist Guy des Cars, the new Louvre president is known for supporting the restitution of art looted by the Nazis during...
