La Cite' interdite
dal 28/9/2011 al 8/1/2012
Segnalato da
28/9/2011
La Cite' interdite
Musee du Louvre, Paris
Objects from the collections of Chinese emperors through a selection of 130 works
This exhibition invites visitors to explore objects from the collections of Chinese emperors, through a selection of 130 works, on exceptional loan from the Palace Museum at the Forbidden City in Beijing. In all, 800 years of history are covered, from the Yuan dynasty to the dawn of the modern era. The event is organized around three main aspects, presented in three distinct exhibition spaces in the museum. The introductory section, presented in the History of the Louvre rooms, lays the ground work for the overall presentation, establishing the chronology for the exhibition and underscoring the frequent exchanges between France and China. The fortified architecture of the Forbidden City is the subject examined in the moats of the medieval Louvre and the Salle de la Maquette, while the question of the imperial collections is addressed in the Espace Richelieu, with a special focus on the Qianlong emperor.