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Private Viewing of the Exhibition "An Inquisitive Prince"
In the history of what are generally termed the French 'Royal' collections, there is one that has always intrigued specialists, due to the age…
September 18, 2021 - Exhibition "The Curiosity of a Prince"
In 1806, the Versailles Public Library received an extraordinary collection of objects from around the world, most of which can be found today…
Exhibition « Wampum. Beads of Diplomacy in New France »
Shell beads from North America known as wampum are more than just a raw material transformed into beads. Polished, strung and woven, exchanged…
Special Issue « Paris/Versailles »
The Gradhiva magazine devotes a special issue to the history and collection of the "Cabinet of curiosities and art objects" of the Public…
Gradhiva n°33 - Wampum : les perles de la diplomatie
This issue of Gradhiva traces the tracks of the surviving examples of wampum in France, which are among the oldest in the world. It looks at…
Exhibition « Wampum / Otgoä »
The Wampum / Otgoä exhibit is the culmination of three hundred years of relationship building and the past four years of collaboration. This…