Exhibition "Drawing Egypt: Artists and Scholars in Bonaparte's Orient," at the Museum of Fine Arts in Orléans

ORLÉANS MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
From November 7, 2026 to March 14, 2027

From November 7, 2026, to March 14, 2027, the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Orléans is partnering with the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) for an exhibition of national importance devoted to drawings from the Egyptian expedition. It will then be presented at the Musée d'Art in Toulon.

 

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On May 19, 1798, more than three hundred ships left Toulon, carrying one hundred and sixty-seven scholars, engineers, and draftsmen. For three years, they traveled up the Nile to Aswan, documenting everything: temples, mosques, furniture, plants… The BnF holds more than eight hundred preparatory sheets for the Description de l'Égypte, which Orléans is showing for the first time as a complete collection.

We follow Charles-Louis Balzac in the court of Ramses III, Edme-François Jomard at night in Qsar Qaroun… Militarily, the expedition was a failure. What remains is the finest travelogue of the century.

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Museum of Fine Arts of Orléans
From November 7, 2026 to March 14, 2027
Place Sainte-Croix, 45000 Orléans
Tue. to Fri. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thu. until late 8 p.m., Sun. 1 p.m.-6 p.m.
Price: €8 - Reduced price: €4 - Free on the first Sunday of the month

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Published on 10 novembre 2026 à 23:54 by Mis en ligne par Leonor

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