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Auguste Bartholdi. The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World
Culture · Tuesday, September 29 · 09:30 · Paris
Musée d'Orsay, Esplanade Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Free
From September 15, 2026 to January 31, 2027, the Musée d’Orsay dedicates an exhibition and an immersive virtual reality experience to Auguste Bartholdi, a major figure of 19th-century French sculpture and author of iconic works, including his masterpiece 'La Liberté éclairant le monde'. Conceived as France’s gift to the United States and initially intended to commemorate the centennial of American independence in 1876, the statue was finally unveiled ten years later in 1886. In the meantime, Bartholdi and his supporters had to show imagination and audacity…
