Cabinet des Médailles part IV: The Salon Louis XV, Hidden Crown Jewel of the Cabinet
2 Comments Published by Cedric Benetti on Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 4/01/2010 01:07:00 PM.
Give me half an hour inside the magnificient Salon Louis XV at the Cabinet and I'll go nuts, photographically speaking. Maybe too many pictures posted here, but I'm sure you'll agree that these photos are a precious documentation of the everyday working atmosphere of the people that have the privilege of doing their work inside this famed hall.
Allthough their working spaces may look cramped and unorganized, there is nothing more inspirational than creative chaos. Enjoy the photos, and join me on a tour of one of the best kept secret rooms of the old National Library.
The current reorganizational plan for the future use of the site claims that the Salon Louis XV will be visible to the general public, but due to the architectural organisation of the surrounding areas, this space is higly complicated to enter as one has to pass through the Coin cabinet next door, which is of no admittance to the general audience. Another fabulous interior hidden away from the eyes of the visitors.
Enjoy!
Allthough their working spaces may look cramped and unorganized, there is nothing more inspirational than creative chaos. Enjoy the photos, and join me on a tour of one of the best kept secret rooms of the old National Library.
The current reorganizational plan for the future use of the site claims that the Salon Louis XV will be visible to the general public, but due to the architectural organisation of the surrounding areas, this space is higly complicated to enter as one has to pass through the Coin cabinet next door, which is of no admittance to the general audience. Another fabulous interior hidden away from the eyes of the visitors.
Enjoy!
Labels: Interiors, libraries, MUSEUMS, paris history, photography, VINTAGE
Cedric, you need to write and shoot an article in a publication about this. W magazine or some Parisian mag. Also, would you be interested in Sept or Oct, guiding a few women around behind the scenes? Maybe to coincide with The Antiques Diva tours in Paris in Oct. How much, if you are interested, would you charge per person per day or per person for 4 days? Just to see things only you would know and to go see the Paris we don't know.
Hmm I'd love to be tourguiding you around hidden places; what are your dates?