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Auguste Bartholdi. The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World
Culture · Sunday, October 11 · 09:30 · Paris
Musée d'Orsay, Esplanade Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Free
From 15 September 2026 to 31 January 2027, the Musée d’Orsay hosts an exhibition as well as an immersive virtual reality experience dedicated to Auguste Bartholdi, a major figure in 19th‑century French sculpture and the author of iconic works, including his masterpiece, The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World. Designed as France’s gift to the United States and initially meant to commemorate the centennial of American independence in 1876, the statue was finally inaugurated ten years later, in 1886. In the meantime, Bartholdi and his supporters had to show imagination and audacity…
