Lecture: The Making of the Great Museums of Paris—The Making & Remaking of the Nissim de Camondo Museum

Ariane James-Sarazin will tell the story of the banker Moïse de Camondo and the hôtel particulier he built next to the Parc Monceau between 1911 and 1914 to display his collection of French decorative art from the second half of the 18th century. Upon the death of Moïse de Camondo in 1935, both the hôtel particulier and its collections were bequeathed to the Museum of Decorative Arts in honor of his son, Nissim de Camondo, who had been killed in action during World War I. The hôtel particulier opened as a house museum in 1936.

About the Lecturer

Ariane James-Sarazin

Ariane James-Sarazin is the Chief Curator of 17th and 18th Century Decorative Arts at the Museum of Decorative Arts and the Collections of the Nissim de Camondo Museum.

About the Moderator

Russell Kelley

Russell Kelley is Vice President of the Alliance Française Miami Metro and the curator of the last five winters’ Zoom series about the History and Heritage of France.