Director Guy Orsay Kogeval promises to show the renowned collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionists in a new light - literally: the museum has changed the design and lighting

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October 20 in the French capital will open its doors to new Musee d'Orsay. Its director, Guy Kogeval (Guy Cogéval) described the changes made to the museum a" second birth "Orsay and promised that the world-famous collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Museum now appear in a completely a new light. Specialists who have already visited the new museum, agreed that this is indeed the case.

In order to carry out reconstruction of the gallery impressionists, museum took almost eight million euros. The work on updating the rooms were the Impressionists part of a larger two-year restoration of the museum, costing 20 million euros. The newly decorated room, which has more color and light, much more favorably portrayed the great works of the viewer.

After repairs at the Museum not find a narrow corridors and dead ends, white walls and floors, as well as natural light, before penetrating into the central hall through the glass ceiling. Now, in Orsay new interior: painted walls and floors, as well as artificial lighting created in the heart of Orsay - Gallery Impressionists - almost home, even, says Guy Kogeval - "intimate" atmosphere.

«In the end, these paintings were not meant to hang in a museum, and to decorate the house walls - says Kogeval. - When I took office, all in one voice saying that I will not allow to convert a historic building. But I said that we do, and we did. The entire space of the museum has acquired a completely different look. looks great ».

Perhaps the Impressionists would prefer Guy Kogevalya innovations, in particular a new use of light, after Claude Monet (Claude Monet), one of the founders of, say," Light - the protagonist of any picture ».

give up the idea display his collection against white walls, which introduced the fashion of New York's Museum of MoMA, the Museum of Orsay leadership decided in 2008." Against the backdrop of white walls can exhibit the art of the twentieth century and contemporary works, for the rest of the painting is death, "- said Guy Kogeval.

opening of the renovated halls of the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists and the new cafe, designed by Brazilian architect Humberto Campana and Bernardo (Humberto and Fernando Campana) in conjunction with the 25th birthday of the Museum d'Orsay. The museum, located on the left bank of the Seine, just opposite the Tuileries Gardens, was originally the railway station. The station was designed by Victor Lal (Victor Laloux ) and inaugurated during the World Exhibition in Paris in 1900. At the opening of artist Edward Detaille (Edouard Detaille) prophetically remarked: "Station is perfect: it looks like the Museum of Fine Arts." By 1939, the station building is already obsolete: platforms were too short and not suitable for the new trains - trains. The idea of ​​a museum in the building arose in the 70s last century, and opened it in 1986.

Collection of Impressionist and Post-Orsay includes dozens of works world-renowned French artists, 34 works Manet, 86 - Monet, Degas, 43 works, 56 paintings by Cezanne, 46 works by Sisley, Renoir canvas 81 by 24 - Van Gogh and Gauguin. Not surprisingly, this wealth attracted to the museum about three million visitors year.

One of the architects who worked on the reconstruction, Brar Dominique (Dominique Brard), told the Guardian, that in order to get permission from the authorities to rework some parts of the building needed a long and difficult negotiations: According to Brar, they lasted more than six months. One of the curators of the museum said that after the reconstruction of all employees got the feeling that they see masterpieces from the collection for the first time. soon to experience something like that be and the public.

Prepared Estrova Maria, AI

Source: artinvestment.ru