La Nuit des Musées is the European event that allows us to visit the most beautiful museums and monuments in our own backyard, during an exceptional, and often free, nocturne! Hundreds of cultural venues invite you to discover their treasures, and offer a variety of activities to brighten up your visit.
Luckily, the Musée Bourdelle is taking part in this 20th edition of the Nuit des Musées, this Saturday, May 18, 2024. The museum, which houses the former workshops of sculptor Antoine Bourdelle, is unveiling its program and treasures. The collection is exceptional: hundreds of Bourdelle's works are on display in the artist's studio, giving visitors a unique insight into his creative process.
Antoine Bourdelle is known as one of the most talented and influential sculptors of his time, with a remarkable artistic career that spanned almost six decades. A master of monumental sculpture, he produced works that are now icons of the city of Paris, such as the famous "La France" on the Pont Alexandre III.
The Musée Bourdelle, a free museum-workshop dedicated to the sculptor in Paris
The Musée Bourdelle, dedicated to the famous sculptor, awaits you in the 15th arrondissement, with an itinerary designed for adults and children alike. As an added bonus, there's a café-restaurant perfect for prolonging the visit. [Read more]
Bourdelle was also an eminent teacher, training generations of talented artists in the famous studio on rue Antoine-Bourdelle that now houses the museum we know today. His powerful, expressive style inspired many artists and continues to inspire today, making him one of the greatest French sculptors of all time.
You can admire the museum's permanent collections, made up of a large number of sculptures (plaster casts, bronzes, marbles, stones, terracotta and sandstone), as well as drawings, photographs (the artist's other passion), paintings and archival documents tracing the sculptor's life. You can also immerse yourself in the artistic atmosphere and enjoy the beauty and calm of the garden, a veritable oasis of greenery in the heart of the city.
Bourdelle. La mémoire des Objets
The exhibition "Bourdelle. The Memory of Objects" - displayed in the Portzamparc Wing - offers an unprecedented immersion into the art and life of sculptor Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929), through a dialogue between his works and the personal objects that inspired them. This plunge into the rich collections of the Musée Bourdelle offers a new look at his art, through the medium of emotion, intimacy and narrative...
In 2020, the old building of the Musée Bourdelle had to be moved prior to restoration. On this occasion, a large number of objects belonging to Antoine Bourdelle, who lived and worked here for most of his life, were found.
Why were these objects carefully preserved by Bourdelle, then his descendants, and bequeathed to the museum? What do they tell us about the artist's studio life, his origins, his tastes and, of course, his work?
What we know about them today is the result of a long process of investigation, cross-referencing photographs, archives, Bourdelle's texts and the press of the time... The interest of these often modest objects lies in what they tell us about the artist's life and work. Souvenirs, even relics, their display contributes to the sacralization of the great man. The objects, most of which have never been exhibited before, are the main thread running through the exhibition: through their evocative power, they provide keys to understanding Bourdelle's work and art.
General curator
Ophélie Ferlier Bouat, head curator of heritage, director of the Musée Bourdelle
Scientific curator
Valérie Montalbetti Kervella, head of Bourdelle's sculptures and collections
Claire Boisserolles, head of archives, library and documentation, associate curator
Scenography: Scenografia Graphic design: Igor Devernay
"Bourdelle. La mémoire des objets" follows the exhibition of the same name at the Musée Ingres Bourdelle in Montauban (July 7 - November 12, 2023), co-organized by the Musée Bourdelle and the Musée Ingres Bourdelle.
Open from 6 pm to 11 pm - last admission 10:30 pm
On the occasion of European Museum Night, the café-restaurant Le Rhodia remains open like the museum until 11 pm - last admission 10:30 pm.
Mémoire des objets, mémoire des notes" concert
To mark European Museum Night, and in conjunction with the exhibition "Bourdelle. La mémoire des objets" exhibition, the public is invited to attend the "Mémoire des objets, mémoire des notes" concert. Flutist Perrine Chapoutot, pianist Isabelle Dubuis, violinist Mathilde Lauridon, cellist Florian Lauridon and mezzo-soprano Flore Royer will perform a musical program in three sequences inspired by timeless themes that run through Bourdelle's work: the syrinx and the figure of the god Pan, and pastoralism. Music by Debussy, Beethoven, Schumann, Schubert and Dvorak will transport us to the immemorial notes of ancient Greece, shepherds and nature.
At 7 pm, 8:30 pm and 10 pm
Free admission - subject to availability
Duration of concerts: 20 minutes
Night opening of the Musée Bourdelle from 6 pm to 11 pm
Program I at 7 pm:
Debussy: Le petit berger, excerpt from Children's Corner, transcription for flute quartet, violin, cello and piano, 2 min.
Schumann: Pièces populaires op. 102 n° 2 et 5 for cello and piano, 5 min.
Caplet: Viens! ... une flûte invisible soupire..., melody for mezzo-soprano, flute and piano after Victor Hugo, 3 min.
Weber: Schäfersklage " la plainte du berger ", Andante from Trio flute, cello and piano, 4 min
Bartok: 5 Danses populaires roumaines for violin and piano, 5-6 min.
Program II at 8:30 pm:
Debussy: Syrinx for solo flute, 4 min.
Debussy: 3 excerpts from Six Épigraphes Antiques (Pour invoquer le Dieu Pan; Pour que la nuit soit propice, Pour remercier la pluie au matin) for piano 4 hands, transcription for flute quartet, violin, cello and piano, 6-7 min.
Debussy: 3 Chansons de Bilitis (La flûte de Pan; La chevelure; Le tombeau des Naïades) melodies for mezzo-soprano and piano, 9 min.
Program III at 10 pm:
Schubert: Notturno for Trio violin, cello and piano, 8 min.
Schubert: Ganymed, lied for mezzo and piano, 4 min.
Dvorak: Klid "the silence of the woods", for cello and piano, 5 min.
Beethoven: Pastoral Symphony No. 6 Op. 68, 1st movement, transcription for flute quartet, violin, cello and piano by J. H. Hummel, 8 min.
Perrine Chapoutot, flautist
Perrine Chapoutot will join Sophie Cherrier's class at the CNSMD in Paris in 2019. She regularly performs chamber music at numerous festivals. She has recently performed in major venues such as the Opéra de Lyon, L'auditorium National de Lyon, the Opéra de Paris, the Philharmonie de Paris under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel, and the Zeneakadémia in Budapest under the baton of Johannes Meissl. She also appears as soloist with the Cartesixte orchestra conducted by Simon Proust. She performs regularly with the Orchestre de l'Opéra de Tours, the Orchestre Lamoureux and the Orchestre de l'Opéra de Paris. She has shared the chamber music stage with such great artists as Eric Le Sage, Elena Rozanova and Sarah Nemtanu.
Isabelle Dubuis, pianist
Born in Lyon, Isabelle Dubuis studied brilliantly at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, where she was unanimously awarded 1st prize for piano and 1st prize for chamber music in Jean Hubeau's class. She completed her musical training at London's Guildhall School of Music & Drama, studying with Joan Havill and benefiting from Robin Bowman's guidance in the Mélodie Française class. She was awarded the Concert Recital Diploma and the Lord Mayor Prize. Passionate about teaching, she has been teaching since 1992 at the Paris Conservatoire (Cnsmdp ), where she now devotes her time mainly to teaching piano within the Formation Supérieure aux Métiers du Son et de l'Image. An experienced chamber musician, Isabelle Dubuis was pianist with the Galitzine Ensemble from 1997 to 2014.
Florian Lauridon, cellist
Cellist Florian Lauridon holds a 1st Prize in cello and a 1st Prize in chamber music from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, and is an artist with multiple horizons. An experienced chamber musician, he has won numerous distinctions in international competitions (First Prize and Audience Prize at the Viotti International Chamber Music Competition in Vercelli, Fourth Prize at the Vittorio Gui International Chamber Music Competition in Florence). For many years he was cellist with the Galitzine Ensemble. A lifelong enthusiast for teaching and holder of the DE and CA diplomas, he teaches at Pôle Supérieur 93 and at the Conservatoire du 19e arrondissement de Paris. Highly committed to contemporary music, he is a member of the Itinéraire and TM+ ensembles, and has contributed to the creation of numerous pieces.
Mathilde Lauridon
Born in Trieste (Italy), Mathilde Lauridon grew up in Paris in a family of musicians, and went on to study in various European countries: France (Paris), Germany (Düsseldorf, Mannheim) and Italy (Rome). It was during her studies that she joined the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester (founded by Claudio Abbado in 1986) and discovered the great symphonic repertoire. Founder of the Alma Mahler Kammerorchester, made up of former members of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, she won first prize in the Bruno Frey Musikpreis with this ensemble, and performed at various festivals. Always sensitive to contemporary music, since 2019 she has performed with the Ensemble Intercontemporain, the Ensemble Court-Circuit, the Ensemble Multilatéral, the Ensemble Itinéraire, and at numerous chamber music festivals such as Bridging Arts Festival Nürnberg, Pescara Liberty Festival, Inter Feral Arts Malmö, Festival Ensemble/s/ Paris, Festival Présence, Rencontres Musicales d'Evian... Also passionate about teaching, since 2019 she has been teaching at the Conservatoire Georges Bizet in Paris. Mathilde Lauridon plays a violin by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume dating from 1830.
Flore Royer, mezzo-soprano
Flore Royer began her musical studies with the transverse flute at the Nice Conservatoire, before discovering opera singing with Pierre Capelle and devoting herself to it by entering the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris. Her repertoire includes the roles of Cherubino (Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro) Métella (Offenbach's La Vie Parisienne) Dido (Purcell's Dido & Aeneas) and the Child in Ravel's "L'Enfant & les Sortilèges", which she will reprise in March 2024 at the Paris Conservatoire in a co-production with the Philharmonie de Paris, directed by Sandra Pocceschi and Giacomo Strada. Flore Royer is at home in the Baroque repertoire, and works regularly with such great conductors as Hervé Niquet, Christophe Rousset and Pierre Hantaï. For the 2023/2024 season, Flore Royer is a soloist with the Académie de l'Opéra Royal de Versailles. She has also been a laureate of the Fondation Royaumont since 2021.
A great opportunity to rediscover around a hundred sculptures, drawings, photographs, archive documents of the sculptor, but above all Bourdelle's artist's studio, reproduced thanks to photographic evidence. Shall we go, friends?
Dates and Opening Time
On May 18th, 2024
Location
Bourdelle Museum
16/18, rue Antoine Bourdelle
75015 Paris 15
Prices
Free
Recommended age
For all
Official website
www.bourdelle.paris.fr
The Musée Bourdelle, a free museum-workshop dedicated to the sculptor in Paris
