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“The Louvre and the Masterpiece”: partnerships and perspectives for French Museums in the 21st century Thursday, November 12 In our era of globalization the Louvre is faced with unprecedented historical, financial, administrative, and political challenges: the ethics of lending artworks for a fee, the neglect of permanent collections in favor of blockbuster temporary exhibitions, the necessity of being profitable due to less governmental support, the centralized character of culture in the French political system, the requirements for introducing contemporary art in the context of a rich cultural heritage exporting its brand and its masterpieces. Discussion will analyze the aims and ideology of the current exhibition “The Louvre and the Masterpiece” at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (which is part of the three-year partnership between the Louvre and the High Art Museum in Atlanta). It will uncover the secrets, the logistics and the challenges of exporting French art and culture in the 21st century. Dr. Anna Tahinci has a Master’s in History and Archaeology from the University of Athens. She earned her Ph.D. in Art History at the University of Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne with a dissertation on “The Collectors of Rodin’s sculptures during his lifetime.” She has worked at the Musée Rodin, the Musée d’Orsay, the Louvre and the Harvard University Art Museums. In 2004 she co-curated the sculpture exhibition that was organized in Athens for the Olympic Games. She is currently a consultant co-curator for the preparation of the exhibition “Rodin in America” at Stanford University, a Faculty Advisor at SPAN (the Student Project for Amity among Nations) at the University of Minnesota, and an adjunct Lecturer at the Alliance Française and at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts |
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